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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Decatur, AL

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Decatur, AL earns $43,900 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,957 a month.

10th percentile
$29,770
25th percentile
$36,410
Median percentile
$43,900
75th percentile
$51,490
90th percentile
$59,810

Based on 1,260 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

$35,478 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,900
Federal income tax−$3,088
Social Security + Medicare−$3,358
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,976
Monthly take-home$2,957
Every two weeks$1,365

Does it go far here?

$50,337Median pay in Decatur, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.2 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($847 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Decatur, AL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$117,380
Industrial Engineers$106,230
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$84,270
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$82,170
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$76,990
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,330
Accountants and Auditors$72,030
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$71,110

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