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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Sacramento, CA

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $59,470 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,817 a month.

10th percentile
$42,970
25th percentile
$50,510
Median percentile
$59,470
75th percentile
$73,830
90th percentile
$83,620

Based on 1,610 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

$45,801 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,470
Federal income tax−$4,956
Social Security + Medicare−$4,549
California income tax (approx.)−$4,163
Monthly take-home$3,817
Every two weeks$1,762

Does it go far here?

$55,751Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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