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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Amherst Town, MA

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA earns $47,880 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,188 a month.

10th percentile
$39,790
25th percentile
$46,480
Median percentile
$47,880
75th percentile
$55,990
90th percentile
$59,300

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

$38,258 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,880
Federal income tax−$3,566
Social Security + Medicare−$3,663
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,394
Monthly take-home$3,188
Every two weeks$1,471

Does it go far here?

$47,764Median pay in Amherst Town, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.2 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,388 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Amherst Town, MA

JobMedian pay
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$109,940
Registered Nurses$101,270
General and Operations Managers$98,200
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$81,660
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,900
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$75,920
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,320
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$67,180

All medical secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts