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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Salisbury, MD

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Salisbury, MD earns $47,140 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,102 a month.

10th percentile
$34,530
25th percentile
$38,930
Median percentile
$47,140
75th percentile
$50,520
90th percentile
$60,260

Based on 1,150 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

$37,229 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,140
Federal income tax−$3,477
Social Security + Medicare−$3,606
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$2,828
Monthly take-home$3,102
Every two weeks$1,432

Does it go far here?

$49,301Median pay in Salisbury, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.6 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Salisbury, MD

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$94,880
General and Operations Managers$91,500
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$72,250
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,370
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,360
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,160
Light Truck Drivers$47,880
Office Clerks, General$46,500

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