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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Dover, DE

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Dover, DE earns $45,360 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,011 a month.

10th percentile
$35,750
25th percentile
$38,410
Median percentile
$45,360
75th percentile
$55,200
90th percentile
$61,520

Based on 1,170 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

$36,132 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,360
Federal income tax−$3,263
Social Security + Medicare−$3,470
Delaware income tax (approx.)−$2,495
Monthly take-home$3,011
Every two weeks$1,390

Does it go far here?

$46,520Median pay in Dover, DE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.5 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,354 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dover, DE

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$119,990
Registered Nurses$91,620
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,710
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$75,080
Accountants and Auditors$72,730
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,210
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,100
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,150

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