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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Knoxville, TN

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Knoxville, TN earns $46,000 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,262 a month.

10th percentile
$29,730
25th percentile
$36,840
Median percentile
$46,000
75th percentile
$51,530
90th percentile
$64,390

Based on 4,790 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

$39,141 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,000
Federal income tax−$3,340
Social Security + Medicare−$3,519
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,262
Every two weeks$1,505

Does it go far here?

$49,693Median pay in Knoxville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,145 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Knoxville, TN

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$460,080
Physicians, All Other$276,370
Chief Executives$198,890
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$143,650
Financial Managers$133,570
Pharmacists$132,460
Human Resources Managers$132,200

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