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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in West Virginia

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in West Virginia earns $46,960 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,150 a month.

10th percentile
$27,990
25th percentile
$33,890
Median percentile
$46,960
75th percentile
$54,570
90th percentile
$60,590

Based on 1,200 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

$37,799 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,960
Federal income tax−$3,455
Social Security + Medicare−$3,592
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,113
Monthly take-home$3,150
Every two weeks$1,454

Does it go far here?

$52,471Median pay in West Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.5 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($872 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in West Virginia

JobMedian pay
Nurse Anesthetists$278,530
Physicians, All Other$258,020
Chief Executives$151,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$139,820
Pharmacists$133,430
Physician Assistants$128,610
Nurse Practitioners$127,320
Managers, All Other$124,940

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