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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Pennsylvania

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Pennsylvania earns $46,270 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,161 a month.

10th percentile
$32,040
25th percentile
$37,980
Median percentile
$46,270
75th percentile
$53,090
90th percentile
$61,800

Based on 65,310 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

$37,937 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,270
Federal income tax−$3,372
Social Security + Medicare−$3,540
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,420
Monthly take-home$3,161
Every two weeks$1,459

Does it go far here?

$47,421Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

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