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

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

Average in KY
$44,852
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
29 of 33
published states
Workers in state
28,390
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
7 counties

Pay by labor market in Kentucky

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay by wage area in Kentucky
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$47,850$38,793$18,477Kenton County, KY

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Kentucky counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Grant County, KY$47,850$38,793$21,225
2Kenton County, KY$47,850$38,793$18,477
3Boone County, KY$47,850$38,793$18,477
4Campbell County, KY$47,850$38,793$18,477
5Pendleton County, KY$47,850$38,793$18,477
6Gallatin County, KY$47,850$38,793$18,477
7Bracken County, KY$47,850$38,793$18,477

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Kentucky is $44,852, based on 28,390 workers. Among the 33 states with published data, that ranks number 29. The BLS national median for the occupation is $47,540, so Kentucky averages 5.7% below it.

Published data for Kentucky currently covers the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area, with a local median wage of $47,850.

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

We compare 7 Kentucky counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Grant County, KY leaves the largest yearly margin, $21,225. Bracken County, KY leaves the smallest, $18,477. 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), Massachusetts ($56,762), Washington ($56,334) and California ($55,286).

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

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $44,852.

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

Grant County, KY leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($21,225). Kenton County, KY follows at $18,477.