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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Columbus, IN

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Columbus, IN earns $42,110 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,896 a month.

10th percentile
$35,780
25th percentile
$36,460
Median percentile
$42,110
75th percentile
$45,630
90th percentile
$53,840

Based on 390 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

$34,752 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,110
Federal income tax−$2,873
Social Security + Medicare−$3,221
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,263
Monthly take-home$2,896
Every two weeks$1,337

Does it go far here?

$45,278Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

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