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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $46,450 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,176 a month.

10th percentile
$32,390
25th percentile
$38,130
Median percentile
$46,450
75th percentile
$51,930
90th percentile
$61,740

Based on 6,280 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

$38,109 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,450
Federal income tax−$3,394
Social Security + Medicare−$3,553
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,394
Monthly take-home$3,176
Every two weeks$1,466

Does it go far here?

$48,539Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,191 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Indianapolis, IN

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$374,730
Physicians, All Other$364,040
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,470
Family Medicine Physicians$287,130
Chief Executives$256,320
Pediatricians, General$170,020
Dentists, General$166,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,640

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