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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Salt Lake City, UT

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT earns $47,910 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,210 a month.

10th percentile
$33,950
25th percentile
$39,700
Median percentile
$47,910
75th percentile
$57,580
90th percentile
$65,430

Based on 6,670 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

$38,520 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,910
Federal income tax−$3,569
Social Security + Medicare−$3,665
Utah income tax (approx.)−$2,156
Monthly take-home$3,210
Every two weeks$1,482

Does it go far here?

$47,498Median pay in Salt Lake City, UT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,583 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

JobMedian pay
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$224,280
Chief Executives$190,400
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$174,940
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$168,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,250
Financial Managers$158,720
Pharmacists$147,010

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