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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Amherst Town, MA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA earns $51,100 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,390 a month.

10th percentile
$38,790
25th percentile
$38,790
Median percentile
$51,100
75th percentile
$57,600
90th percentile
$66,750

Based on 1,250 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

$40,684 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,100
Federal income tax−$3,952
Social Security + Medicare−$3,909
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,555
Monthly take-home$3,390
Every two weeks$1,565

Does it go far here?

$50,976Median pay in Amherst Town, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.2 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,388 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Amherst Town, MA

JobMedian pay
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$109,940
Registered Nurses$101,270
General and Operations Managers$98,200
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$81,660
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,900
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$75,920
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,320
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$67,180

All secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts