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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Portland, ME

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $57,620 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,728 a month.

10th percentile
$44,450
25th percentile
$46,650
Median percentile
$57,620
75th percentile
$59,550
90th percentile
$65,650

Based on 460 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

$44,732 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,620
Federal income tax−$4,734
Social Security + Medicare−$4,408
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,745
Monthly take-home$3,728
Every two weeks$1,720

Does it go far here?

$56,569Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,485 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, ME

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$442,790
Chief Executives$176,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,100
Pharmacists$140,620
Financial Managers$138,590
Marketing Managers$135,380
Managers, All Other$135,130
Nurse Practitioners$130,240

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