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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Blacksburg, VA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA earns $44,100 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,932 a month.

10th percentile
$31,270
25th percentile
$37,960
Median percentile
$44,100
75th percentile
$51,840
90th percentile
$63,350

Based on 700 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

$35,189 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,100
Federal income tax−$3,112
Social Security + Medicare−$3,374
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,426
Monthly take-home$2,932
Every two weeks$1,353

Does it go far here?

$47,568Median pay in Blacksburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,104 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Blacksburg, VA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$111,630
General and Operations Managers$97,480
Registered Nurses$81,230
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,600
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$53,980
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$52,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,620
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,040

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