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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH earns $46,310 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,176 a month.

10th percentile
$33,570
25th percentile
$38,270
Median percentile
$46,310
75th percentile
$53,550
90th percentile
$62,620

Based on 3,640 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

$38,117 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,310
Federal income tax−$3,377
Social Security + Medicare−$3,543
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,274
Monthly take-home$3,176
Every two weeks$1,466

Does it go far here?

$49,960Median pay in Dayton, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,039 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dayton, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$315,380
Architectural and Engineering Managers$163,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,040
Engineers, All Other$142,080
Physician Assistants$138,400
Managers, All Other$137,780
Financial Managers$137,140
Pharmacists$136,110

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