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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $48,800 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,348 a month.

10th percentile
$37,690
25th percentile
$42,610
Median percentile
$48,800
75th percentile
$58,400
90th percentile
$73,840

Based on 22,010 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

$40,171 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,800
Federal income tax−$3,676
Social Security + Medicare−$3,733
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,220
Monthly take-home$3,348
Every two weeks$1,545

Does it go far here?

$47,234Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$228,040
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310

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