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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Odessa, TX

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Odessa, TX earns $45,060 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,199 a month.

10th percentile
$29,120
25th percentile
$36,820
Median percentile
$45,060
75th percentile
$53,470
90th percentile
$62,380

Based on 920 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

$38,386 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,060
Federal income tax−$3,227
Social Security + Medicare−$3,447
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,199
Every two weeks$1,476

Does it go far here?

$47,989Median pay in Odessa, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.9 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,259 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Odessa, TX

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$104,100
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$84,570
Registered Nurses$81,370
Accountants and Auditors$80,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,580
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$73,350
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$66,620
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$65,750

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