SALARY · SECRETARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS, EXCEPT LEGAL, MEDICAL, AND EXECUTIVE · COLORADO

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Colorado

People ask me what a job pays, and my honest answer is always: it depends on the state. For secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Colorado, the middle of the field earned $48,690 a year. Use that as your anchor, then look at experience, employer size and city before you judge any single offer.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$48,690

$23 per hour at the median · That is $1,150 (2.4 percent) above the national median of $47,540 for this occupation.

$50,700Mean annual salary
$24Mean hourly wage
$29,120People employed in this job in Colorado

Salary range

25th: $42,840Median: $48,69075th: $58,170
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$42,840
Median (50th percentile)$48,690
75th percentile$58,170
Mean$50,700

The middle half of workers earned from $42,840 to $58,170 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$39,868 a year
$3,322 a month
Federal tax $3,663 · FICA $3,725 · State tax $1,434

Caveat: the Colorado worksheet was retrieved via a reproduction, not a direct tax.colorado.gov page, and TABOR refunds are excluded.

The Denver occupational privilege tax is a flat dollar charge and is not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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