Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Auburn, AL

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Auburn-Opelika, AL earns $40,460 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,739 a month.

10th percentile: $28,610
25th percentile: $34,470
Median percentile: $40,460
75th percentile: $49,120
90th percentile: $56,690

Based on 1,570 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

$32,869 take-home a year

Gross pay	$40,460
Federal income tax	−$2,675
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,095
Alabama income tax (approx.)	−$1,821
Monthly take-home	$2,739
Every two weeks	$1,264

Does it go far here?

$46,012Median pay in Auburn, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.9 vs 100).

37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,026 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Auburn, AL

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$103,380
Registered Nurses	$78,040
Accountants and Auditors	$72,570
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$68,890
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,250
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,970
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$59,380
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,310

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