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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Washington earns $57,330 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,020 a month.

10th percentile
$43,250
25th percentile
$48,840
Median percentile
$57,330
75th percentile
$64,620
90th percentile
$74,750

Based on 31,710 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

$48,245 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,330
Federal income tax−$4,700
Social Security + Medicare−$4,386
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,020
Every two weeks$1,856

Does it go far here?

$53,573Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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