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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Scranton, PA

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns $44,060 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,019 a month.

10th percentile
$34,250
25th percentile
$38,120
Median percentile
$44,060
75th percentile
$46,710
90th percentile
$54,440

Based on 1,000 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

$36,230 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,060
Federal income tax−$3,107
Social Security + Medicare−$3,371
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,353
Monthly take-home$3,019
Every two weeks$1,393

Does it go far here?

$47,095Median pay in Scranton, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.6 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,003 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Scranton, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$232,880
Pharmacists$130,950
Financial Managers$124,920
Software Developers$119,960
Sales Managers$116,120
Managers, All Other$111,970
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,240
Lawyers$100,420

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