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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Lafayette, LA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Lafayette, LA earns $38,060 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,635 a month.

10th percentile
$26,310
25th percentile
$31,170
Median percentile
$38,060
75th percentile
$45,490
90th percentile
$53,230

Based on 2,210 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

$31,619 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,060
Federal income tax−$2,387
Social Security + Medicare−$2,912
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,142
Monthly take-home$2,635
Every two weeks$1,216

Does it go far here?

$43,642Median pay in Lafayette, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.2 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($977 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lafayette, LA

JobMedian pay
Pharmacists$132,130
Financial Managers$120,450
Lawyers$111,160
Software Developers$109,010
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,270
General and Operations Managers$99,510
Managers, All Other$88,370
Registered Nurses$81,960

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