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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in New Jersey

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in New Jersey earns $50,260 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,338 a month.

10th percentile
$36,150
25th percentile
$43,200
Median percentile
$50,260
75th percentile
$61,370
90th percentile
$72,180

Based on 65,960 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

$40,051 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,260
Federal income tax−$3,851
Social Security + Medicare−$3,845
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,513
Monthly take-home$3,338
Every two weeks$1,540

Does it go far here?

$46,193Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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