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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Lawrence, KS

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Lawrence, KS earns $42,630 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,851 a month.

10th percentile
$29,460
25th percentile
$36,810
Median percentile
$42,630
75th percentile
$50,320
90th percentile
$56,630

Based on 1,230 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

$34,216 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,630
Federal income tax−$2,936
Social Security + Medicare−$3,261
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$2,217
Monthly take-home$2,851
Every two weeks$1,316

Does it go far here?

$47,239Median pay in Lawrence, KS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,099 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lawrence, KS

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$85,110
Registered Nurses$78,020
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,290
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,190
Printing Press Operators$41,890
Nursing Assistants$38,520
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,440
Customer Service Representatives$37,800

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