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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Ithaca, NY

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Ithaca, NY earns $47,990 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,155 a month.

10th percentile
$38,970
25th percentile
$42,890
Median percentile
$47,990
75th percentile
$56,510
90th percentile
$60,310

Based on 900 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

$37,861 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,990
Federal income tax−$3,579
Social Security + Medicare−$3,671
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,879
Monthly take-home$3,155
Every two weeks$1,456

Does it go far here?

$46,449Median pay in Ithaca, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,411 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ithaca, NY

JobMedian pay
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$159,720
General and Operations Managers$103,220
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$102,910
Registered Nurses$100,320
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,640
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$69,310
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,870
Waiters and Waitresses$46,090

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