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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in South Bend, IN

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI earns $39,510 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,728 a month.

10th percentile
$31,820
25th percentile
$36,590
Median percentile
$39,510
75th percentile
$46,570
90th percentile
$52,420

Based on 980 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

$32,741 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,510
Federal income tax−$2,561
Social Security + Medicare−$3,023
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,185
Monthly take-home$2,728
Every two weeks$1,259

Does it go far here?

$42,549Median pay in South Bend, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,046 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in South Bend, IN

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$128,370
General and Operations Managers$104,500
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,330
Registered Nurses$93,540
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$82,470
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,960
Accountants and Auditors$77,940
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$77,070

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