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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in New Haven, CT

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in New Haven, CT earns $67,290 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,400 a month.

10th percentile
$45,730
25th percentile
$59,420
Median percentile
$67,290
75th percentile
$78,560
90th percentile
$95,150

Based on 160 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

$52,804 take-home a year
Gross pay$67,290
Federal income tax−$5,974
Social Security + Medicare−$5,148
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$3,365
Monthly take-home$4,400
Every two weeks$2,031

Does it go far here?

$64,356Median pay in New Haven, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.6 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,525 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Haven, CT

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,080
Financial Managers$166,990
Lawyers$166,080
Marketing Managers$162,190
Sales Managers$160,590
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$160,050
Physician Assistants$149,960

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