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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $36,220 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,471 a month.

10th percentile
$29,160
25th percentile
$31,620
Median percentile
$36,220
75th percentile
$42,020
90th percentile
$50,900

Based on 660 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

$29,653 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,220
Federal income tax−$2,166
Social Security + Medicare−$2,771
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,630
Monthly take-home$2,471
Every two weeks$1,140

Does it go far here?

$41,290Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,005 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL

JobMedian pay
Industrial Engineers$104,840
General and Operations Managers$101,210
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,110
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,380
Registered Nurses$75,250
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,940
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,010
Accountants and Auditors$71,690

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