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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Birmingham, AL earns $44,580 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,999 a month.

10th percentile
$30,960
25th percentile
$36,840
Median percentile
$44,580
75th percentile
$51,890
90th percentile
$60,380

Based on 10,900 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

$35,994 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,580
Federal income tax−$3,170
Social Security + Medicare−$3,410
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,006
Monthly take-home$2,999
Every two weeks$1,384

Does it go far here?

$48,645Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,172 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$237,040
Nurse Anesthetists$175,850
Lawyers$170,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,670
Financial Managers$153,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,230
Pharmacists$138,800
Computer Network Architects$131,140

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