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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Lancaster, PA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Lancaster, PA earns $46,270 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,161 a month.

10th percentile
$32,130
25th percentile
$37,690
Median percentile
$46,270
75th percentile
$51,070
90th percentile
$60,050

Based on 2,960 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

$37,937 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,270
Federal income tax−$3,372
Social Security + Medicare−$3,540
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,420
Monthly take-home$3,161
Every two weeks$1,459

Does it go far here?

$47,091Median pay in Lancaster, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.3 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,357 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lancaster, PA

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,460
Financial Managers$134,280
Sales Managers$129,480
Lawyers$125,510
Industrial Production Managers$111,860
Software Developers$104,740
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,680
General and Operations Managers$98,810

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