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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Columbus, GA

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Columbus, GA-AL earns $38,630 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,601 a month.

10th percentile
$30,840
25th percentile
$35,570
Median percentile
$38,630
75th percentile
$44,210
90th percentile
$46,960

Based on 1,030 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

$31,214 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,630
Federal income tax−$2,456
Social Security + Medicare−$2,955
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,005
Monthly take-home$2,601
Every two weeks$1,201

Does it go far here?

$43,261Median pay in Columbus, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.3 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,069 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, GA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$116,150
Managers, All Other$114,330
Management Analysts$83,390
Registered Nurses$82,500
General and Operations Managers$82,330
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$77,540
Accountants and Auditors$73,640
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$72,580

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