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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Richmond, VA

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Richmond, VA earns $61,600 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,024 a month.

10th percentile
$46,990
25th percentile
$49,490
Median percentile
$61,600
75th percentile
$76,890
90th percentile
$94,740

Based on 560 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

$48,288 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,600
Federal income tax−$5,212
Social Security + Medicare−$4,712
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,388
Monthly take-home$4,024
Every two weeks$1,857

Does it go far here?

$62,948Median pay in Richmond, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.9 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,447 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Richmond, VA

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$326,160
Physicians, All Other$284,090
Dentists, General$218,880
Computer and Information Systems Managers$180,640
Marketing Managers$174,130
Financial Managers$173,140
Sales Managers$168,590
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,170

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