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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Lexington, KY

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $47,790 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,222 a month.

10th percentile
$34,100
25th percentile
$39,160
Median percentile
$47,790
75th percentile
$53,550
90th percentile
$63,120

Based on 2,500 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

$38,668 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,790
Federal income tax−$3,555
Social Security + Medicare−$3,656
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,912
Monthly take-home$3,222
Every two weeks$1,487

Does it go far here?

$51,449Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,138 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lexington, KY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$283,730
Pharmacists$136,530
Financial Managers$135,760
Sales Managers$124,860
Industrial Production Managers$124,230
Software Developers$123,510
Nurse Practitioners$123,070
Lawyers$111,040

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