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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Helena, MT

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Helena, MT earns $47,670 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,139 a month.

10th percentile
$34,490
25th percentile
$39,580
Median percentile
$47,670
75th percentile
$47,970
90th percentile
$60,390

Based on 480 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

$37,670 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,670
Federal income tax−$3,540
Social Security + Medicare−$3,647
Montana income tax (approx.)−$2,813
Monthly take-home$3,139
Every two weeks$1,449

Does it go far here?

$49,825Median pay in Helena, MT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,082 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Helena, MT

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$101,510
Registered Nurses$98,690
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$80,410
Accountants and Auditors$76,700
Office Clerks, General$46,450
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,870
Stockers and Order Fillers$39,760
Cooks, Restaurant$38,030

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