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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC earns $49,560 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,273 a month.

10th percentile
$35,190
25th percentile
$44,670
Median percentile
$49,560
75th percentile
$61,260
90th percentile
$75,000

Based on 470 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

$39,276 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,560
Federal income tax−$3,767
Social Security + Medicare−$3,791
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,726
Monthly take-home$3,273
Every two weeks$1,511

Does it go far here?

$50,602Median pay in Virginia Beach, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.9 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,478 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia Beach, VA

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$297,350
Physicians, All Other$266,280
Family Medicine Physicians$213,690
Dentists, General$177,400
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,560
Financial Managers$163,940
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,340
Sales Managers$158,750

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