Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary
The median pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in the United States is $47,540 a year. About 1,706,790 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $33,280
- 25th percentile
- $38,830
- Median percentile
- $47,540
- 75th percentile
- $58,000
- 90th percentile
- $66,350
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $59,910
- Massachusetts $57,940
- Washington $57,330
- Connecticut $57,210
- California $55,400
- Rhode Island $52,140
- Oregon $51,740
- Minnesota $51,400
- Hawaii $50,830
- New Jersey $50,260
- Maine $49,820
- New York $49,600
- Vermont $48,920
- Colorado $48,690
- Maryland $48,680
- Alaska $48,530
- Illinois $48,310
- New Hampshire $48,080
- Delaware $47,970
- Arizona $47,940
- Wisconsin $47,710
- Virginia $47,620
- North Dakota $47,480
- Utah $47,050
- Nebraska $46,760
- Nevada $46,570
- New Mexico $46,450
- Pennsylvania $46,270
- Ohio $46,230
- Michigan $46,020
- Florida $45,900
- Tennessee $45,810
- North Carolina $45,790
- Wyoming $45,450
- Iowa $45,150
- Texas $45,140
- South Carolina $44,880
- Indiana $44,270
- Kentucky $44,200
- Montana $43,940
- Idaho $43,710
- Missouri $43,540
- Kansas $42,270
- South Dakota $41,700
- Alabama $41,630
- Georgia $41,600
- West Virginia $40,370
- Oklahoma $39,660
- Louisiana $38,790
- Arkansas $37,630
- Mississippi $37,340
By metro area
- New Haven, CT $63,800
- San Jose, CA $62,940
- San Francisco, CA $62,110
- Seattle, WA $60,230
- Bremerton, WA $59,510
- Boston, MA $59,330
- Napa, CA $58,810
- Santa Rosa, CA $57,720
- Longview, WA $57,580
- Santa Cruz, CA $57,510
- Bridgeport, CT $57,440
- Salinas, CA $57,340
- Mount Vernon, WA $56,980
- Vallejo, CA $56,270
- Hartford, CT $55,940
- Salem, OR $55,660
- San Diego, CA $55,380
- Portland, OR $55,360
- Modesto, CA $55,140
- Barnstable Town, MA $55,040
- Sacramento, CA $55,020
- Kahului, HI $54,820
- Norwich, CT $54,340
- Olympia, WA $54,320
- Hanford, CA $54,170
- Oxnard, CA $54,170
- Minneapolis, MN $54,080
- Trenton, NJ $54,050
- Bellingham, WA $53,820
- Stockton, CA $53,770
- Washington, DC $53,660
- Los Angeles, CA $53,550
- Kennewick, WA $53,140
- Charlottesville, VA $53,100
- Riverside, CA $52,920
- Rochester, MN $52,890
- Yakima, WA $52,540
- Worcester, MA $52,450
- Portland, ME $52,000
- Visalia, CA $51,910
- Bloomington, IL $51,880
- Providence, RI $51,800
- Santa Maria, CA $51,800
- Merced, CA $51,710
- Walla Walla, WA $51,640
- Yuba City, CA $51,480
- Springfield, MA $51,460
- New York, NY $51,440
- Madison, WI $51,410
- Mankato, MN $51,410
- Amherst Town, MA $51,100
- Boulder, CO $51,060
- San Luis Obispo, CA $51,010
- Bakersfield, CA $50,960
- Wenatchee, WA $50,700
- Ann Arbor, MI $50,600
- Waterbury, CT $50,460
- Chicago, IL $50,440
- Burlington, VT $50,210
- Santa Fe, NM $50,170
- Fresno, CA $50,100
- Urban Honolulu, HI $50,020
- Pittsfield, MA $49,990
- Corvallis, OR $49,970
- Redding, CA $49,940
- Bend, OR $49,890
- Chico, CA $49,810
- Denver, CO $49,760
- Spokane, WA $49,550
- St. Cloud, MN $49,470
- Albany, NY $49,330
- Carson City, NV $49,270
- Baltimore, MD $49,220
- El Centro, CA $49,150
- Eugene, OR $49,140
- Midland, MI $49,010
- Nashville, TN $49,000
- Lewiston, ME $48,880
- Philadelphia, PA $48,850
- Kenosha, WI $48,800
- Phoenix, AZ $48,800
- Ames, IA $48,740
- Lansing, MI $48,670
- Kingston, NY $48,620
- Raleigh, NC $48,500
- Syracuse, NY $48,500
- Milwaukee, WI $48,480
- Austin, TX $48,470
- Greeley, CO $48,390
- Medford, OR $48,310
- Reno, NV $48,310
- Midland, TX $48,270
- Champaign, IL $48,260
- Bangor, ME $48,170
- Anchorage, AK $48,150
- Ithaca, NY $47,990
- Appleton, WI $47,940
- Grand Forks, ND $47,920
- Salt Lake City, UT $47,910
- Columbus, OH $47,870
- Kiryas Joel, NY $47,870
- Fairbanks, AK $47,860
- Cincinnati, OH $47,850
- Durham, NC $47,840
- Lexington Park, MD $47,840
- Richmond, VA $47,840
- Lewiston, ID $47,820
- Lexington, KY $47,790
- Omaha, NE $47,760
- Charleston, SC $47,750
- Duluth, MN $47,740
- State College, PA $47,700
- Helena, MT $47,670
- Albany, OR $47,600
- Bismarck, ND $47,580
- Binghamton, NY $47,560
- Sheboygan, WI $47,560
- Springfield, IL $47,550
- Naples, FL $47,520
- Des Moines, IA $47,500