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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Denver, CO

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earns $47,810 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,208 a month.

10th percentile
$39,110
25th percentile
$43,940
Median percentile
$47,810
75th percentile
$51,270
90th percentile
$60,600

Based on 5,980 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

$38,492 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,810
Federal income tax−$3,557
Social Security + Medicare−$3,657
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,104
Monthly take-home$3,208
Every two weeks$1,480

Does it go far here?

$45,197Median pay in Denver, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
58%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,874 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Denver, CO

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,600
Family Medicine Physicians$255,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers$203,340
Financial Managers$193,400
Architectural and Engineering Managers$191,440
Marketing Managers$182,470
Sales Managers$181,580

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