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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Columbus, IN

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Columbus, IN earns $44,410 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,044 a month.

10th percentile
$31,010
25th percentile
$36,310
Median percentile
$44,410
75th percentile
$50,000
90th percentile
$60,700

Based on 220 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

$36,531 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,410
Federal income tax−$3,149
Social Security + Medicare−$3,397
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,332
Monthly take-home$3,044
Every two weeks$1,405

Does it go far here?

$47,751Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

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