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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Maine

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Maine earns $49,820 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,248 a month.

10th percentile
$39,530
25th percentile
$44,750
Median percentile
$49,820
75th percentile
$57,570
90th percentile
$63,470

Based on 6,740 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

$38,972 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,820
Federal income tax−$3,798
Social Security + Medicare−$3,811
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,238
Monthly take-home$3,248
Every two weeks$1,499

Does it go far here?

$51,334Median pay in Maine is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.0 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,139 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Maine

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$419,410
Family Medicine Physicians$239,870
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,260
Architectural and Engineering Managers$145,720
Pharmacists$140,930
Chief Executives$138,770
Marketing Managers$135,380
Financial Managers$133,610

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