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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Fairbanks, AK

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Fairbanks-College, AK earns $47,860 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,386 a month.

10th percentile
$35,360
25th percentile
$41,600
Median percentile
$47,860
75th percentile
$59,930
90th percentile
$62,380

Based on 630 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

$40,636 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,860
Federal income tax−$3,563
Social Security + Medicare−$3,661
Alaska income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,386
Every two weeks$1,563

Does it go far here?

$46,372Median pay in Fairbanks, AK is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.2 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,459 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fairbanks, AK

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$114,990
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$76,560
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,620
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$43,420
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$42,550
Stockers and Order Fillers$40,850
Retail Salespersons$37,550
Cashiers$37,340

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