Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Owensboro, KY

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Owensboro, KY earns $36,870 a year, 34% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,528 a month.

10th percentile: $28,960
25th percentile: $30,870
Median percentile: $36,870
75th percentile: $45,610
90th percentile: $52,460

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

$30,330 take-home a year

Gross pay	$36,870
Federal income tax	−$2,244
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,821
Kentucky income tax (approx.)	−$1,475
Monthly take-home	$2,528
Every two weeks	$1,167

Does it go far here?

$41,609Median pay in Owensboro, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).

36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($907 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Owensboro, KY

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$73,460
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$61,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,600
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,430
Customer Service Representatives	$45,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$44,530
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$42,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,380

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