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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Tennessee

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Tennessee earns $45,810 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,249 a month.

10th percentile
$29,660
25th percentile
$37,040
Median percentile
$45,810
75th percentile
$54,000
90th percentile
$63,130

Based on 34,580 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

$38,988 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,810
Federal income tax−$3,317
Social Security + Medicare−$3,504
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,249
Every two weeks$1,500

Does it go far here?

$49,864Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,189 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tennessee

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$610,080
Anesthesiologists$330,620
Physicians, All Other$301,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$232,220
Family Medicine Physicians$226,830
Dentists, General$215,290
Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Chief Executives$198,830

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