Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Virginia
The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Virginia earns $47,620 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,152 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $34,040
- 25th percentile
- $39,040
- Median percentile
- $47,620
- 75th percentile
- $57,600
- 90th percentile
- $66,700
Based on 31,580 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
$37,824 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $47,620 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,534 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,643 |
| Virginia income tax (approx.) | −$2,619 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,152 |
| Every two weeks | $1,455 |
Does it go far here?
$47,100Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Virginia
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Cardiologists | $461,450 |
| Chief Executives | $310,740 |
| Physicians, All Other | $278,530 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $252,110 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | $239,200 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $222,630 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $201,490 |
| Dentists, General | $197,110 |
All secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia