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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Columbus, OH earns $47,870 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,277 a month.

10th percentile
$34,040
25th percentile
$39,460
Median percentile
$47,870
75th percentile
$55,680
90th percentile
$63,190

Based on 9,570 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

$39,327 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,870
Federal income tax−$3,564
Social Security + Medicare−$3,662
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,316
Monthly take-home$3,277
Every two weeks$1,513

Does it go far here?

$50,142Median pay in Columbus, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$214,760
Commercial Pilots$175,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,630
Dentists, General$166,180
Chief Executives$162,910
Financial Managers$145,630
Purchasing Managers$141,490
Sales Managers$138,580

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