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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Owensboro, KY

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Owensboro, KY earns $39,360 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,686 a month.

10th percentile
$30,600
25th percentile
$37,470
Median percentile
$39,360
75th percentile
$48,160
90th percentile
$56,850

Based on 470 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

$32,231 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,360
Federal income tax−$2,543
Social Security + Medicare−$3,011
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,574
Monthly take-home$2,686
Every two weeks$1,240

Does it go far here?

$44,419Median pay in Owensboro, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($907 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Owensboro, KY

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$73,460
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$61,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,600
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,430
Customer Service Representatives$45,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,530
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$42,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,380

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