Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in California
The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in California earns $55,400 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,568 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $38,060
- 25th percentile
- $46,390
- Median percentile
- $55,400
- 75th percentile
- $65,400
- 90th percentile
- $78,170
Based on 158,630 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
$42,816 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $55,400 |
| Federal income tax | −$4,468 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$4,238 |
| California income tax (approx.) | −$3,878 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,568 |
| Every two weeks | $1,647 |
Does it go far here?
$50,036Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in California
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $400,150 |
| Neurologists | $357,080 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $353,900 |
| Psychiatrists | $353,500 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $313,890 |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $301,240 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $292,410 |
| Physicians, All Other | $281,590 |
All secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in California