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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Dothan, AL

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Dothan, AL earns $35,560 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,429 a month.

10th percentile
$28,970
25th percentile
$30,740
Median percentile
$35,560
75th percentile
$40,420
90th percentile
$47,480

Based on 690 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

$29,152 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,560
Federal income tax−$2,087
Social Security + Medicare−$2,720
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,600
Monthly take-home$2,429
Every two weeks$1,121

Does it go far here?

$42,418Median pay in Dothan, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 83.8 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($910 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dothan, AL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$96,840
Registered Nurses$67,430
Accountants and Auditors$67,330
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,900
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,190
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$59,240
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$56,650
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$47,820

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