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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in State College, PA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in State College, PA earns $47,700 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,254 a month.

10th percentile
$34,920
25th percentile
$37,780
Median percentile
$47,700
75th percentile
$51,720
90th percentile
$57,220

Based on 1,140 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

$39,043 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,700
Federal income tax−$3,544
Social Security + Medicare−$3,649
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,464
Monthly take-home$3,254
Every two weeks$1,502

Does it go far here?

$49,296Median pay in State College, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.8 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in State College, PA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,120
Registered Nurses$81,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,760
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$73,250
Correctional Officers and Jailers$66,730
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,120
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,130
Construction Laborers$53,420

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