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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Baltimore, MD

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $49,220 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,231 a month.

10th percentile
$35,920
25th percentile
$42,340
Median percentile
$49,220
75th percentile
$59,330
90th percentile
$65,510

Based on 29,780 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

$38,775 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,220
Federal income tax−$3,726
Social Security + Medicare−$3,765
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$2,953
Monthly take-home$3,231
Every two weeks$1,491

Does it go far here?

$47,106Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

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