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

What Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive earn in Mississippi, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 5 counties.

Average in MS
$39,587
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
41 of 42
published states
Workers in state
18,020
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
5 counties

Pay by labor market in Mississippi

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay by wage area in Mississippi
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$45,960$37,840$16,743DeSoto County, MS

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Mississippi counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Benton County, MS$45,960$37,840$21,111
2Tate County, MS$45,960$37,840$20,931
3Marshall County, MS$45,960$37,840$20,895
4Tunica County, MS$45,960$37,840$18,291
5DeSoto County, MS$45,960$37,840$16,743

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Mississippi is $39,587, based on 18,020 workers. Among the 42 states with published data, that ranks number 41. The BLS national median for the occupation is $47,540, so Mississippi averages 16.7% below it.

Published data for Mississippi currently covers the Memphis, TN-MS-AR area, with a local median wage of $45,960.

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

We compare 5 Mississippi counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Benton County, MS leaves the largest yearly margin, $21,111. DeSoto County, MS leaves the smallest, $16,743. The median wage covers all four basics in 5 of the 5 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 Mississippi

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $39,587.

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

Benton County, MS leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($21,111). Tate County, MS follows at $20,931.