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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Syracuse, NY

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Syracuse, NY earns $48,500 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,187 a month.

10th percentile
$37,230
25th percentile
$43,710
Median percentile
$48,500
75th percentile
$57,510
90th percentile
$62,890

Based on 4,950 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

$38,240 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,500
Federal income tax−$3,640
Social Security + Medicare−$3,710
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,910
Monthly take-home$3,187
Every two weeks$1,471

Does it go far here?

$50,657Median pay in Syracuse, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,077 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Syracuse, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$286,920
Sales Managers$170,090
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,760
Financial Managers$169,270
Marketing Managers$155,360
Pharmacists$149,510
Physician Assistants$133,000
Nurse Practitioners$132,010

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