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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in St. Joseph, MO

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in St. Joseph, MO-KS earns $42,210 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,843 a month.

10th percentile
$32,130
25th percentile
$37,110
Median percentile
$42,210
75th percentile
$48,980
90th percentile
$59,050

Based on 630 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

$34,112 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,210
Federal income tax−$2,885
Social Security + Medicare−$3,229
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$1,984
Monthly take-home$2,843
Every two weeks$1,312

Does it go far here?

$48,864Median pay in St. Joseph, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($895 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Joseph, MO

JobMedian pay
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,370
Registered Nurses$77,240
General and Operations Managers$74,570
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$66,060
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,420
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,330
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$54,400
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$50,930

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