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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Kansas City, MO

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Kansas City, MO-KS earns $46,810 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,133 a month.

10th percentile
$33,680
25th percentile
$38,590
Median percentile
$46,810
75th percentile
$53,600
90th percentile
$61,720

Based on 15,930 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

$37,592 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,810
Federal income tax−$3,437
Social Security + Medicare−$3,581
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,200
Monthly take-home$3,133
Every two weeks$1,446

Does it go far here?

$50,582Median pay in Kansas City, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,249 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kansas City, MO

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$221,640
Nurse Anesthetists$218,080
Family Medicine Physicians$213,950
Dentists, General$171,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,050
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,680
Financial Managers$162,490
Purchasing Managers$161,910

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