Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,508
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$9,892
19.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,176
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — 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
$51,400
Kept after tax
$41,508
Worth in national money
$42,176
State rank
8
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Minnesota's middle earner gets $51,400, putting the state 8 of 51 — about 8.12% ahead of the national figure.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 340 among 490 occupations Minnesota publishes pay for.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $51,400 the take-home is $41,508, which is worth about $42,176 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $52,690, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive, Minnesota sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $51,400, ranking 8 of 51 and running about 8.12% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Position 340 of 490 in Minnesota places secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Minnesota's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive on its $51,400 median: $41,508 retained after tax becomes $42,176 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $52,690 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $51,400 |
| Top tenth earn over | $66,830 |
| This salary | $51,400 |
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 Minnesota | $41,508 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,480 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,568 |
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 | $48,946 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,106 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Minnesota earn under $51,400 and half over. The published range runs $38,080 at the tenth percentile to $66,830 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $41,508, from $51,400, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 340 of 490 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $42,176, the adjusted value of that $51,400 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 340 of 490 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,080 to $66,830; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Minnesota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $41,508 from $51,400. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 340 of 490 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $42,176 — the adjusted value of that $51,400 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 340 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $38,080 at the bottom tenth to $66,830 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 $42,176.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Minnesota adds its own income tax on top — which is why $41,508 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,080 to $66,830) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Minnesota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota'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 $42,176 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 $41,508 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota 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.