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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Erie, PA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Erie, PA earns $41,850 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,877 a month.

10th percentile
$30,300
25th percentile
$36,050
Median percentile
$41,850
75th percentile
$48,820
90th percentile
$57,290

Based on 1,240 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

$34,522 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,850
Federal income tax−$2,842
Social Security + Medicare−$3,202
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,285
Monthly take-home$2,877
Every two weeks$1,328

Does it go far here?

$46,014Median pay in Erie, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.0 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($904 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Erie, PA

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$106,890
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,420
Project Management Specialists$93,590
General and Operations Managers$89,840
Industrial Engineers$86,430
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$80,860
Registered Nurses$80,000
Physicians, All Other$73,600

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