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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Seattle, WA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $60,230 a year, 27% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,215 a month.

10th percentile
$45,720
25th percentile
$50,700
Median percentile
$60,230
75th percentile
$68,080
90th percentile
$80,470

Based on 15,780 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

$50,575 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,230
Federal income tax−$5,048
Social Security + Medicare−$4,608
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,215
Every two weeks$1,945

Does it go far here?

$54,196Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Seattle, WA

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$646,930
Chief Executives$370,000
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Physicians, All Other$330,560
Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680

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