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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Dallas, TX

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $47,450 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,359 a month.

10th percentile
$32,990
25th percentile
$38,100
Median percentile
$47,450
75th percentile
$57,250
90th percentile
$64,200

Based on 37,550 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

$40,306 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,450
Federal income tax−$3,514
Social Security + Medicare−$3,630
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,359
Every two weeks$1,550

Does it go far here?

$46,028Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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