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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Manhattan, KS

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Manhattan, KS earns $39,450 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,652 a month.

10th percentile
$28,140
25th percentile
$38,130
Median percentile
$39,450
75th percentile
$44,160
90th percentile
$54,730

Based on 70 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$31,827 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,450
Federal income tax−$2,554
Social Security + Medicare−$3,018
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$2,051
Monthly take-home$2,652
Every two weeks$1,224

Does it go far here?

$43,755Median pay in Manhattan, KS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Manhattan, KS

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$84,990
Registered Nurses$78,960
Human Resources Specialists$76,400
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$75,120
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$49,520
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,370
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,570
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$40,460

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