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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Harrisonburg, VA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Harrisonburg, VA earns $45,690 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,032 a month.

10th percentile
$35,250
25th percentile
$38,100
Median percentile
$45,690
75th percentile
$49,120
90th percentile
$60,380

Based on 560 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

$36,379 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,690
Federal income tax−$3,303
Social Security + Medicare−$3,495
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,513
Monthly take-home$3,032
Every two weeks$1,399

Does it go far here?

$48,149Median pay in Harrisonburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.9 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,173 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Harrisonburg, VA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,320
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,340
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,800
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,660
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$53,440
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,350
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,090
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,870

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