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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $53,550 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,455 a month.

10th percentile
$36,420
25th percentile
$44,720
Median percentile
$53,550
75th percentile
$64,290
90th percentile
$76,510

Based on 58,800 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

$41,459 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,550
Federal income tax−$4,246
Social Security + Medicare−$4,097
California income tax (approx.)−$3,749
Monthly take-home$3,455
Every two weeks$1,595

Does it go far here?

$47,153Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
60%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

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