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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Topeka, KS

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Topeka, KS earns $44,390 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,962 a month.

10th percentile
$29,300
25th percentile
$36,070
Median percentile
$44,390
75th percentile
$46,320
90th percentile
$57,210

Based on 180 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

$35,539 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,390
Federal income tax−$3,147
Social Security + Medicare−$3,396
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$2,308
Monthly take-home$2,962
Every two weeks$1,367

Does it go far here?

$49,977Median pay in Topeka, KS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($971 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Topeka, KS

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$451,910
Nurse Practitioners$132,740
Software Developers$111,870
Lawyers$102,500
Project Management Specialists$100,000
General and Operations Managers$85,080
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$81,860
Registered Nurses$81,820

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