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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Manhattan, KS earns $40,460 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,715 a month.

10th percentile
$27,080
25th percentile
$32,410
Median percentile
$40,460
75th percentile
$46,750
90th percentile
$53,700

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

$32,586 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,460
Federal income tax−$2,675
Social Security + Medicare−$3,095
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$2,104
Monthly take-home$2,715
Every two weeks$1,253

Does it go far here?

$44,875Median pay in Manhattan, 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 ($1,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Manhattan, KS

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$84,990
Registered Nurses$78,960
Human Resources Specialists$76,400
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$75,120
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$49,520
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,370
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,570
Customer Service Representatives$38,620

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