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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Morristown, TN

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Morristown, TN earns $41,040 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,930 a month.

10th percentile
$28,140
25th percentile
$34,260
Median percentile
$41,040
75th percentile
$50,010
90th percentile
$56,230

Based on 440 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

$35,156 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,040
Federal income tax−$2,745
Social Security + Medicare−$3,140
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,930
Every two weeks$1,352

Does it go far here?

$47,520Median pay in Morristown, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($873 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Morristown, TN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$93,420
Registered Nurses$75,680
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$67,330
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,790
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,720
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$42,890
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$39,710

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