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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Buffalo, NY

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY earns $46,780 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,080 a month.

10th percentile
$35,380
25th percentile
$39,860
Median percentile
$46,780
75th percentile
$54,850
90th percentile
$62,120

Based on 6,470 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

$36,961 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,780
Federal income tax−$3,434
Social Security + Medicare−$3,579
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,807
Monthly take-home$3,080
Every two weeks$1,422

Does it go far here?

$48,808Median pay in Buffalo, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.8 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,057 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Buffalo, NY

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,650
Financial Managers$164,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$164,120
Sales Managers$163,090
Human Resources Managers$150,180
Marketing Managers$144,390
Pharmacists$137,900
Managers, All Other$135,910

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