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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Sacramento, CA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $55,020 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,545 a month.

10th percentile
$39,300
25th percentile
$46,690
Median percentile
$55,020
75th percentile
$63,710
90th percentile
$76,110

Based on 8,450 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

$42,537 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,020
Federal income tax−$4,422
Social Security + Medicare−$4,209
California income tax (approx.)−$3,851
Monthly take-home$3,545
Every two weeks$1,636

Does it go far here?

$51,580Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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