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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Pittsburgh, PA earns $45,550 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,115 a month.

10th percentile
$30,470
25th percentile
$37,440
Median percentile
$45,550
75th percentile
$50,610
90th percentile
$60,270

Based on 12,160 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

$37,381 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,550
Federal income tax−$3,286
Social Security + Medicare−$3,485
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,398
Monthly take-home$3,115
Every two weeks$1,438

Does it go far here?

$48,114Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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