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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Trenton, NJ

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Trenton-Princeton, NJ earns $59,370 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,910 a month.

10th percentile
$38,560
25th percentile
$47,430
Median percentile
$59,370
75th percentile
$74,070
90th percentile
$84,480

Based on 320 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

$46,915 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,370
Federal income tax−$4,944
Social Security + Medicare−$4,542
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,969
Monthly take-home$3,910
Every two weeks$1,804

Does it go far here?

$57,540Median pay in Trenton, NJ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.2 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,623 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Trenton, NJ

JobMedian pay
Marketing Managers$208,440
Computer and Information Systems Managers$197,420
Financial Managers$184,800
Natural Sciences Managers$182,230
General and Operations Managers$181,450
Sales Managers$178,360
Human Resources Managers$161,720
Administrative Services Managers$154,070

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