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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ earns $51,440 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,369 a month.

10th percentile
$37,440
25th percentile
$45,140
Median percentile
$51,440
75th percentile
$61,150
90th percentile
$70,160

Based on 122,680 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

$40,426 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,440
Federal income tax−$3,993
Social Security + Medicare−$3,935
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,086
Monthly take-home$3,369
Every two weeks$1,555

Does it go far here?

$45,699Median pay in New York, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 112.6 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,830 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New York, NY

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$492,150
Radiologists$465,780
Anesthesiologists$460,800
Surgeons, All Other$399,990
Dermatologists$374,000
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$341,430
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$335,270
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$329,750

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