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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Chico, CA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Chico, CA earns $49,810 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,226 a month.

10th percentile
$35,610
25th percentile
$41,600
Median percentile
$49,810
75th percentile
$58,950
90th percentile
$71,090

Based on 810 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

$38,716 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,810
Federal income tax−$3,797
Social Security + Medicare−$3,810
California income tax (approx.)−$3,487
Monthly take-home$3,226
Every two weeks$1,489

Does it go far here?

$49,221Median pay in Chico, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.2 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,414 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chico, CA

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$127,360
General and Operations Managers$98,390
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$95,000
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$70,420
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,480
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,040
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$50,770
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,710

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