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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in St. Louis, MO-IL earns $46,200 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,094 a month.

10th percentile
$32,070
25th percentile
$38,200
Median percentile
$46,200
75th percentile
$53,550
90th percentile
$62,040

Based on 15,000 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

$37,130 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,200
Federal income tax−$3,364
Social Security + Medicare−$3,534
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,171
Monthly take-home$3,094
Every two weeks$1,428

Does it go far here?

$48,587Median pay in St. Louis, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,113 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$246,440
Nurse Anesthetists$232,300
Dentists, General$210,430
Chief Executives$202,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,130
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,660
Natural Sciences Managers$158,820
Financial Managers$158,780

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