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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Texas earns $45,140 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,204 a month.

10th percentile
$29,810
25th percentile
$36,030
Median percentile
$45,140
75th percentile
$53,540
90th percentile
$63,020

Based on 149,650 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

$38,450 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,140
Federal income tax−$3,237
Social Security + Medicare−$3,453
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,204
Every two weeks$1,479

Does it go far here?

$46,509Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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