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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Lincoln, NE

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Lincoln, NE earns $47,230 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,147 a month.

10th percentile
$37,440
25th percentile
$41,970
Median percentile
$47,230
75th percentile
$52,780
90th percentile
$60,830

Based on 2,890 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

$37,768 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,230
Federal income tax−$3,488
Social Security + Medicare−$3,613
Nebraska income tax (approx.)−$2,362
Monthly take-home$3,147
Every two weeks$1,453

Does it go far here?

$51,572Median pay in Lincoln, NE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,082 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lincoln, NE

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$131,150
Computer and Information Systems Managers$130,340
Sales Managers$120,430
Managers, All Other$111,440
Medical and Health Services Managers$106,640
Administrative Services Managers$104,860
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$102,750
Software Developers$101,690

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