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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Mobile, AL

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Mobile, AL earns $42,840 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,890 a month.

10th percentile
$30,680
25th percentile
$36,350
Median percentile
$42,840
75th percentile
$49,240
90th percentile
$59,510

Based on 3,780 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

$34,674 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,840
Federal income tax−$2,961
Social Security + Medicare−$3,277
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,928
Monthly take-home$2,890
Every two weeks$1,334

Does it go far here?

$48,628Median pay in Mobile, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.1 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,052 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mobile, AL

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,650
Financial Managers$135,780
Lawyers$130,490
Software Developers$122,540
Civil Engineers$107,810
General and Operations Managers$106,690
Mechanical Engineers$105,670
Nurse Practitioners$103,480

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