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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Montgomery, AL earns $40,260 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,726 a month.

10th percentile
$29,270
25th percentile
$34,720
Median percentile
$40,260
75th percentile
$48,660
90th percentile
$56,480

Based on 4,060 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

$32,717 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,260
Federal income tax−$2,651
Social Security + Medicare−$3,080
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,812
Monthly take-home$2,726
Every two weeks$1,258

Does it go far here?

$44,892Median pay in Montgomery, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.7 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,095 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Montgomery, AL

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$134,810
Financial Managers$131,570
Lawyers$125,290
Software Developers$110,620
Computer Occupations, All Other$109,300
General and Operations Managers$107,980
Civil Engineers$97,470
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,820

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