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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Atlanta, GA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $45,270 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,017 a month.

10th percentile
$27,320
25th percentile
$35,660
Median percentile
$45,270
75th percentile
$57,320
90th percentile
$63,480

Based on 25,280 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

$36,205 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,270
Federal income tax−$3,252
Social Security + Medicare−$3,463
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,350
Monthly take-home$3,017
Every two weeks$1,392

Does it go far here?

$45,244Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,672 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlanta, GA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Chief Executives$275,820
Physicians, All Other$275,080
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Cardiologists$239,200
Anesthesiologists$226,830
Dentists, General$222,690
Air Traffic Controllers$186,640

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