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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Alabama

What Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive earn in Alabama, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 7 counties.

Average in AL
$41,881
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
38 of 40
published states
Workers in state
43,350
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
7 counties

Pay by labor market in Alabama

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay by wage area in Alabama
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Birmingham, AL$44,580$36,146$13,875Jefferson County, AL

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Alabama counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Walker County, AL$44,580$36,146$19,719
2Chilton County, AL$44,580$36,146$19,515
3Jefferson County, AL$44,580$36,146$13,875
4Shelby County, AL$44,580$36,146$13,875
5St. Clair County, AL$44,580$36,146$13,875
6Blount County, AL$44,580$36,146$13,875
7Bibb County, AL$44,580$36,146$13,875

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Alabama

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Alabama is $41,881, based on 43,350 workers. Among the 40 states with published data, that ranks number 38. The BLS national median for the occupation is $47,540, so Alabama averages 11.9% below it.

Published data for Alabama currently covers the Birmingham, AL area, with a local median wage of $44,580.

Cost of living for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Alabama

We compare 7 Alabama counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Walker County, AL leaves the largest yearly margin, $19,719. Bibb County, AL leaves the smallest, $13,875. The median wage covers all four basics in 7 of the 7 counties.

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive are New Hampshire ($57,407), Connecticut ($57,165), Massachusetts ($56,762) and Washington ($56,334).

Frequently asked questions: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Alabama

How much do Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive earn in Alabama?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $41,881.

Which Alabama county is best for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive?

Walker County, AL leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($19,719). Chilton County, AL follows at $19,515.