Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,472
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$15,798
21.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,997
Pennsylvania costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Pennsylvania — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$75,270
Kept after tax
$59,472
Worth in national money
$60,997
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pennsylvania is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $75,270, which ranks 15 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 1.72% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Pennsylvania reports figures for, this is number 153.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $75,270, tax leaves $59,472, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $60,997 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $75,110.
- Pennsylvania ranks 15 of 51 states publishing a median for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants, at $75,270 — about 1.72% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Pennsylvania's occupational distribution, executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants sits at 153 of 492 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Because Pennsylvania sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants — median $75,270 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $59,472 retained, $60,997 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $75,110 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,920 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $75,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,690 |
| This salary | $75,270 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Pennsylvania | $59,472 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,782 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,582 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $71,985 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,567 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $75,270 as a midpoint for Pennsylvania, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $48,920 and the ninetieth is $102,690 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Pennsylvania's $59,472, worked from $75,270. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 153 of 492.
- Two cautions on $60,997, the adjusted value of that $75,270 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Pennsylvania. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 153 of 492 locally.
- The Pennsylvania median of $75,270 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $48,920 to $102,690. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Pennsylvania take-home of $59,472, on $75,270 for work ranking 153 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 153 of 492 in the state.
- This $60,997 adjusted figure, worked from $75,270, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 153 of 492 in the state. The occupation ranks 153 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $48,920 at the bottom tenth to $102,690 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $60,997.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Pennsylvania then takes its own share, leaving $59,472.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($48,920 to $102,690) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Pennsylvania rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Pennsylvania's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $60,997 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $59,472 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Pennsylvania income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.