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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Bismarck, ND

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Bismarck, ND earns $47,580 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,308 a month.

10th percentile
$36,410
25th percentile
$42,290
Median percentile
$47,580
75th percentile
$54,710
90th percentile
$61,230

Based on 1,170 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

$39,697 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,580
Federal income tax−$3,530
Social Security + Medicare−$3,640
North Dakota income tax (approx.)−$714
Monthly take-home$3,308
Every two weeks$1,527

Does it go far here?

$52,272Median pay in Bismarck, ND is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.0 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,021 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bismarck, ND

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$93,540
Registered Nurses$81,120
Accountants and Auditors$76,910
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$69,760
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$62,150
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,000
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,210
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,010

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