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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Reading, PA earns $45,500 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,112 a month.

10th percentile
$32,190
25th percentile
$37,490
Median percentile
$45,500
75th percentile
$51,470
90th percentile
$59,240

Based on 1,700 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

$37,342 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,500
Federal income tax−$3,280
Social Security + Medicare−$3,481
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,397
Monthly take-home$3,112
Every two weeks$1,436

Does it go far here?

$46,878Median pay in Reading, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,181 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Reading, PA

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$133,900
Sales Managers$129,230
Software Developers$120,920
Medical and Health Services Managers$102,620
General and Operations Managers$99,920
Registered Nurses$98,470
Project Management Specialists$98,040
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$87,060

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