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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Cleveland, OH

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Cleveland, OH earns $46,120 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,164 a month.

10th percentile
$33,300
25th percentile
$38,270
Median percentile
$46,120
75th percentile
$54,070
90th percentile
$62,400

Based on 10,450 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

$37,969 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,120
Federal income tax−$3,354
Social Security + Medicare−$3,528
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,268
Monthly take-home$3,164
Every two weeks$1,460

Does it go far here?

$49,104Median pay in Cleveland, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.9 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,050 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cleveland, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$248,400
Pediatricians, General$217,970
Chief Executives$199,350
Commercial Pilots$166,520
Financial Managers$157,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$156,410
Architectural and Engineering Managers$155,460
Sales Managers$143,870

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