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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Denver, CO

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earns $49,760 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,331 a month.

10th percentile
$38,870
25th percentile
$45,110
Median percentile
$49,760
75th percentile
$60,480
90th percentile
$66,930

Based on 15,350 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

$39,973 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,760
Federal income tax−$3,791
Social Security + Medicare−$3,807
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,189
Monthly take-home$3,331
Every two weeks$1,537

Does it go far here?

$47,040Median pay in Denver, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,874 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Denver, CO

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,600
Family Medicine Physicians$255,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers$203,340
Financial Managers$193,400
Architectural and Engineering Managers$191,440
Marketing Managers$182,470
Sales Managers$181,580

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