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

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

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 Vermont, the middle of the field earned $48,920 a year. Use that as your anchor, then look at experience, employer size and city before you judge any single offer.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$48,920

$24 per hour at the median · That is $1,380 (2.9 percent) above the national median of $47,540 for this occupation.

$50,160Mean annual salary
$24Mean hourly wage
$3,360People employed in this job in Vermont

Salary range

25th: $44,340Median: $48,92075th: $56,620
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$44,340
Median (50th percentile)$48,920
75th percentile$56,620
Mean$50,160

The middle half of workers earned from $44,340 to $56,620 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 PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$41,487 a year
$3,457 a month
Federal tax $3,690 · FICA $3,742

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for Vermont is not included, because the full 2026 state table for Vermont has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home 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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