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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in McAllen, TX

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX earns $45,100 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,201 a month.

10th percentile
$34,690
25th percentile
$37,390
Median percentile
$45,100
75th percentile
$57,110
90th percentile
$77,550

Based on 210 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

$38,418 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,100
Federal income tax−$3,232
Social Security + Medicare−$3,450
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,201
Every two weeks$1,478

Does it go far here?

$52,506Median pay in McAllen, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($957 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in McAllen, TX

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$295,020
Pharmacists$137,700
Financial Managers$129,290
Nurse Practitioners$122,550
Managers, All Other$119,430
Lawyers$115,920
Physical Therapists$103,980
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$103,380

All legal secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Texas