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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Arkansas

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Arkansas earns $37,630 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,579 a month.

10th percentile
$28,540
25th percentile
$31,720
Median percentile
$37,630
75th percentile
$46,210
90th percentile
$55,060

Based on 8,590 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

$30,948 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,630
Federal income tax−$2,336
Social Security + Medicare−$2,879
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,468
Monthly take-home$2,579
Every two weeks$1,190

Does it go far here?

$43,284Median pay in Arkansas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.9 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($947 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arkansas

JobMedian pay
Dentists, General$178,930
Purchasing Managers$156,450
Architectural and Engineering Managers$140,600
Physicians, All Other$136,880
Marketing Managers$136,520
Pharmacists$136,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers$127,220
Nurse Practitioners$125,660

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