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

Median Salary
$47,540
per year
Hourly Rate
$22.86
per hour
Employment
1,706,790
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$33,280
25th percentile
$38,830
Median
$47,540
75th percentile
$58,000
90th percentile
$66,350

💰 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary by State

StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$59,910+26.0%
Massachusetts$57,940+21.9%
Washington$57,330+20.6%
Connecticut$57,210+20.3%
California$55,400+16.5%
Rhode Island$52,140+9.7%
Oregon$51,740+8.8%
Minnesota$51,400+8.1%
Hawaii$50,830+6.9%
New Jersey$50,260+5.7%
Maine$49,820+4.8%
New York$49,600+4.3%
Vermont$48,920+2.9%
Colorado$48,690+2.4%
Maryland$48,680+2.4%
Alaska$48,530+2.1%
Illinois$48,310+1.6%
New Hampshire$48,080+1.1%
Delaware$47,970+0.9%
Arizona$47,940+0.8%
Wisconsin$47,710+0.4%
Virginia$47,620+0.2%
North Dakota$47,480-0.1%
Utah$47,050-1.0%
Nebraska$46,760-1.6%
Nevada$46,570-2.0%
New Mexico$46,450-2.3%
Pennsylvania$46,270-2.7%
Ohio$46,230-2.8%
Michigan$46,020-3.2%
Florida$45,900-3.4%
Tennessee$45,810-3.6%
North Carolina$45,790-3.7%
Wyoming$45,450-4.4%
Iowa$45,150-5.0%
Texas$45,140-5.0%
South Carolina$44,880-5.6%
Indiana$44,270-6.9%
Kentucky$44,200-7.0%
Montana$43,940-7.6%
Idaho$43,710-8.1%
Missouri$43,540-8.4%
Kansas$42,270-11.1%
South Dakota$41,700-12.3%
Alabama$41,630-12.4%
Georgia$41,600-12.5%
West Virginia$40,370-15.1%
Oklahoma$39,660-16.6%
Louisiana$38,790-18.4%
Arkansas$37,630-20.8%
Mississippi$37,340-21.5%

🏙️ Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
New Haven, CT$63,800+34.2%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$62,940+32.4%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$62,110+30.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$60,230+26.7%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$59,510+25.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$59,330+24.8%
Napa, CA$58,810+23.7%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$57,720+21.4%
Longview-Kelso, WA$57,580+21.1%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$57,510+21.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$57,440+20.8%
Salinas, CA$57,340+20.6%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$56,980+19.9%
Vallejo, CA$56,270+18.4%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$55,940+17.7%
Salem, OR$55,660+17.1%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$55,380+16.5%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$55,360+16.4%
Modesto, CA$55,140+16.0%
Barnstable Town, MA$55,040+15.8%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$55,020+15.7%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$54,820+15.3%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$54,340+14.3%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$54,320+14.3%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$54,170+13.9%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$54,170+13.9%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$54,080+13.8%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$54,050+13.7%
Bellingham, WA$53,820+13.2%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$53,770+13.1%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$53,660+12.9%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$53,550+12.6%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$53,140+11.8%
Charlottesville, VA$53,100+11.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$52,920+11.3%
Rochester, MN$52,890+11.3%
Yakima, WA$52,540+10.5%
Worcester, MA$52,450+10.3%
Portland-South Portland, ME$52,000+9.4%
Visalia, CA$51,910+9.2%
Bloomington, IL$51,880+9.1%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$51,800+9.0%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$51,800+9.0%
Merced, CA$51,710+8.8%
Walla Walla, WA$51,640+8.6%
Yuba City, CA$51,480+8.3%
Springfield, MA$51,460+8.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$51,440+8.2%
Madison, WI$51,410+8.1%
Mankato, MN$51,410+8.1%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$51,100+7.5%
Boulder, CO$51,060+7.4%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$51,010+7.3%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$50,960+7.2%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$50,700+6.6%
Ann Arbor, MI$50,600+6.4%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$50,460+6.1%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$50,440+6.1%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$50,210+5.6%
Santa Fe, NM$50,170+5.5%
Fresno, CA$50,100+5.4%
Urban Honolulu, HI$50,020+5.2%
Pittsfield, MA$49,990+5.2%
Corvallis, OR$49,970+5.1%
Redding, CA$49,940+5.0%
Bend, OR$49,890+4.9%
Chico, CA$49,810+4.8%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,760+4.7%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$49,550+4.2%
St. Cloud, MN$49,470+4.1%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$49,330+3.8%
Carson City, NV$49,270+3.6%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$49,220+3.5%
El Centro, CA$49,150+3.4%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$49,140+3.4%
Midland, MI$49,010+3.1%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$49,000+3.1%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$48,880+2.8%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$48,850+2.8%
Kenosha, WI$48,800+2.7%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$48,800+2.7%
Ames, IA$48,740+2.5%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$48,670+2.4%
Kingston, NY$48,620+2.3%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$48,500+2.0%
Syracuse, NY$48,500+2.0%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$48,480+2.0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$48,470+2.0%
Greeley, CO$48,390+1.8%
Medford, OR$48,310+1.6%
Reno, NV$48,310+1.6%
Midland, TX$48,270+1.5%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$48,260+1.5%
Bangor, ME$48,170+1.3%
Anchorage, AK$48,150+1.3%
Ithaca, NY$47,990+0.9%
Appleton, WI$47,940+0.8%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$47,920+0.8%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$47,910+0.8%
Columbus, OH$47,870+0.7%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$47,870+0.7%
Fairbanks-College, AK$47,860+0.7%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$47,850+0.7%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$47,840+0.6%
Lexington Park, MD$47,840+0.6%
Richmond, VA$47,840+0.6%
Lewiston, ID-WA$47,820+0.6%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$47,790+0.5%
Omaha, NE-IA$47,760+0.5%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$47,750+0.4%
Duluth, MN-WI$47,740+0.4%
State College, PA$47,700+0.3%
Helena, MT$47,670+0.3%
Albany, OR$47,600+0.1%
Bismarck, ND$47,580+0.1%
Binghamton, NY$47,560+0.0%
Sheboygan, WI$47,560+0.0%
Springfield, IL$47,550+0.0%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$47,520-0.0%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$47,500-0.1%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$47,450-0.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$47,450-0.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$47,430-0.2%
Bozeman, MT$47,420-0.3%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$47,400-0.3%
Grants Pass, OR$47,340-0.4%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$47,330-0.4%
Minot, ND$47,320-0.5%
Green Bay, WI$47,270-0.6%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$47,270-0.6%
Lincoln, NE$47,230-0.7%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$47,220-0.7%
Vineland, NJ$47,210-0.7%
Salisbury, MD$47,140-0.8%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$47,130-0.9%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$47,110-0.9%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$47,090-0.9%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$47,090-0.9%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$47,080-1.0%
Fargo, ND-MN$47,060-1.0%
Jackson, MI$47,020-1.1%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$47,020-1.1%
Colorado Springs, CO$47,010-1.1%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$47,000-1.1%
Wausau, WI$47,000-1.1%
Eau Claire, WI$46,970-1.2%
Albuquerque, NM$46,950-1.2%
Kansas City, MO-KS$46,810-1.5%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$46,800-1.6%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$46,790-1.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$46,780-1.6%
Toledo, OH$46,780-1.6%
Rochester, NY$46,770-1.6%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,750-1.7%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$46,580-2.0%
Peoria, IL$46,550-2.1%
Glens Falls, NY$46,530-2.1%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$46,450-2.3%
Casper, WY$46,420-2.4%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$46,380-2.4%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$46,320-2.6%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$46,310-2.6%
Lancaster, PA$46,270-2.7%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$46,230-2.8%
St. Louis, MO-IL$46,200-2.8%
Pueblo, CO$46,150-2.9%
Akron, OH$46,140-2.9%
Rockford, IL$46,130-3.0%
Cleveland, OH$46,120-3.0%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$46,120-3.0%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$46,120-3.0%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$46,120-3.0%
Utica-Rome, NY$46,110-3.0%
Huntsville, AL$46,090-3.1%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$46,040-3.2%
Flagstaff, AZ$46,010-3.2%
Ogden, UT$46,010-3.2%
Knoxville, TN$46,000-3.2%
Winchester, VA-WV$45,990-3.3%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$45,960-3.3%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$45,950-3.3%
Fond du Lac, WI$45,900-3.4%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$45,900-3.4%
Decatur, IL$45,890-3.5%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$45,890-3.5%
Farmington, NM$45,860-3.5%
Jacksonville, FL$45,800-3.7%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$45,750-3.8%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$45,710-3.8%
Harrisonburg, VA$45,690-3.9%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$45,680-3.9%
Winston-Salem, NC$45,640-4.0%
Columbia, SC$45,620-4.0%
Monroe, MI$45,560-4.2%
Pittsburgh, PA$45,550-4.2%
Grand Junction, CO$45,510-4.3%
Reading, PA$45,500-4.3%
Boise City, ID$45,480-4.3%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$45,440-4.4%
Dubuque, IA$45,430-4.4%
Iowa City, IA$45,390-4.5%
Chambersburg, PA$45,380-4.5%
Wilmington, NC$45,380-4.5%
Dover, DE$45,360-4.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$45,270-4.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$45,110-5.1%
Roanoke, VA$45,100-5.1%
Odessa, TX$45,060-5.2%
Tucson, AZ$45,030-5.3%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$45,020-5.3%
Evansville, IN$44,980-5.4%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$44,950-5.4%
York-Hanover, PA$44,860-5.6%
Fort Wayne, IN$44,820-5.7%
Kankakee, IL$44,740-5.9%
Burlington, NC$44,630-6.1%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$44,610-6.2%
St. George, UT$44,610-6.2%
Sandusky, OH$44,600-6.2%
Birmingham, AL$44,580-6.2%
Saginaw, MI$44,560-6.3%
Lima, OH$44,460-6.5%
Elmira, NY$44,450-6.5%
Grand Island, NE$44,450-6.5%
Columbus, IN$44,410-6.6%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$44,370-6.7%
Greenville, NC$44,350-6.7%
Port St. Lucie, FL$44,270-6.9%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$44,260-6.9%
Asheville, NC$44,240-6.9%
Kokomo, IN$44,220-7.0%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$44,200-7.0%
Traverse City, MI$44,200-7.0%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$44,170-7.1%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$44,100-7.2%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$44,100-7.2%
Virgin Islands$44,040-7.4%
Battle Creek, MI$44,040-7.4%
Pocatello, ID$43,990-7.5%
Canton-Massillon, OH$43,930-7.6%
Decatur, AL$43,900-7.7%
Lebanon, PA$43,900-7.7%
Springfield, OH$43,840-7.8%
Logan, UT-ID$43,780-7.9%
Bay City, MI$43,750-8.0%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$43,750-8.0%
Spartanburg, SC$43,750-8.0%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$43,740-8.0%
Sherman-Denison, TX$43,710-8.1%
Billings, MT$43,680-8.1%
Punta Gorda, FL$43,670-8.1%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$43,660-8.2%
Charleston, WV$43,550-8.4%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$43,440-8.6%
Williamsport, PA$43,440-8.6%
Gettysburg, PA$43,410-8.7%
Great Falls, MT$43,400-8.7%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$43,310-8.9%
Waco, TX$43,310-8.9%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$43,260-9.0%
Savannah, GA$43,160-9.2%
Niles, MI$43,140-9.3%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$43,050-9.4%
Mansfield, OH$43,000-9.5%
Cleveland, TN$42,880-9.8%
Clarksville, TN-KY$42,840-9.9%
Mobile, AL$42,840-9.9%
Rocky Mount, NC$42,840-9.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$42,830-9.9%
Killeen-Temple, TX$42,740-10.1%
Corpus Christi, TX$42,700-10.2%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$42,660-10.3%
Lawrence, KS$42,630-10.3%
Flint, MI$42,600-10.4%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$42,570-10.5%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$42,560-10.5%
Missoula, MT$42,500-10.6%
Fayetteville, NC$42,410-10.8%
Yuma, AZ$42,390-10.8%
Elizabethtown, KY$42,340-10.9%
Victoria, TX$42,240-11.1%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$42,210-11.2%
Wheeling, WV-OH$42,200-11.2%
Bloomington, IN$42,180-11.3%
Florence, SC$42,150-11.3%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$41,990-11.7%
Erie, PA$41,850-12.0%
Oklahoma City, OK$41,850-12.0%
Paducah, KY-IL$41,820-12.0%
Morgantown, WV$41,810-12.1%
Tyler, TX$41,810-12.1%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$41,770-12.1%
Rapid City, SD$41,720-12.2%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$41,710-12.3%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$41,600-12.5%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$41,580-12.5%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$41,550-12.6%
Tuscaloosa, AL$41,550-12.6%
Lynchburg, VA$41,510-12.7%
Wichita, KS$41,480-12.7%
Goldsboro, NC$41,410-12.9%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$41,140-13.5%
Morristown, TN$41,040-13.7%
Las Cruces, NM$41,030-13.7%
Jefferson City, MO$40,980-13.8%
Baton Rouge, LA$40,910-13.9%
Lubbock, TX$40,850-14.1%
Jackson, TN$40,720-14.3%
Tulsa, OK$40,700-14.4%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$40,700-14.4%
Springfield, MO$40,690-14.4%
Longview, TX$40,620-14.6%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$40,490-14.8%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$40,460-14.9%
Manhattan, KS$40,460-14.9%
Gainesville, FL$40,440-14.9%
Ocala, FL$40,370-15.1%
San Angelo, TX$40,360-15.1%
Lake Charles, LA$40,260-15.3%
Montgomery, AL$40,260-15.3%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$40,230-15.4%
Sumter, SC$40,210-15.4%
Bowling Green, KY$40,180-15.5%
Johnson City, TN$40,060-15.7%
Idaho Falls, ID$39,910-16.0%
Terre Haute, IN$39,900-16.1%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$39,850-16.2%
Tallahassee, FL$39,830-16.2%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$39,800-16.3%
Columbia, MO$39,680-16.5%
Warner Robins, GA$39,680-16.5%
College Station-Bryan, TX$39,620-16.7%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$39,560-16.8%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$39,510-16.9%
Dothan, AL$39,500-16.9%
Topeka, KS$39,500-16.9%
Sebring, FL$39,400-17.1%
Abilene, TX$39,360-17.2%
Owensboro, KY$39,360-17.2%
Beckley, WV$39,350-17.2%
Gainesville, GA$39,320-17.3%
El Paso, TX$39,280-17.4%
Twin Falls, ID$39,240-17.5%
Hinesville, GA$39,220-17.5%
Wichita Falls, TX$39,140-17.7%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$39,080-17.8%
Altoona, PA$39,010-17.9%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,010-17.9%
Gadsden, AL$38,860-18.3%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$38,850-18.3%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$38,850-18.3%
Homosassa Springs, FL$38,840-18.3%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$38,800-18.4%
Muncie, IN$38,780-18.4%
Amarillo, TX$38,660-18.7%
Johnstown, PA$38,660-18.7%
Cheyenne, WY$38,600-18.8%
Jacksonville, NC$38,590-18.8%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$38,580-18.8%
Joplin, MO-KS$38,540-18.9%
Jackson, MS$38,440-19.1%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$38,400-19.2%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$38,280-19.5%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$38,100-19.9%
Lafayette, LA$38,060-19.9%
Albany, GA$37,830-20.4%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$37,660-20.8%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$37,640-20.8%
Columbus, GA-AL$37,570-21.0%
Rome, GA$37,540-21.0%
Texarkana, TX-AR$37,490-21.1%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$37,480-21.2%
Enid, OK$37,460-21.2%
Dalton, GA$37,440-21.2%
Monroe, LA$37,320-21.5%
Lawton, OK$37,240-21.7%
Laredo, TX$37,080-22.0%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$37,010-22.1%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$36,470-23.3%
Eagle Pass, TX$36,310-23.6%
Valdosta, GA$36,250-23.7%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$36,110-24.0%
Guam$36,030-24.2%
Jonesboro, AR$35,900-24.5%
Alexandria, LA$35,890-24.5%
Hammond, LA$35,880-24.5%
Hot Springs, AR$35,760-24.8%
Hattiesburg, MS$35,620-25.1%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$26,780-43.7%
Puerto Rico$25,730-45.9%
Guayama, PR$24,220-49.1%
Ponce, PR$24,130-49.2%
Arecibo, PR$23,580-50.4%
Mayaguez, PR$23,300-51.0%
Aguadilla, PR$22,970-51.7%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.