Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary by location
National median: $55,570 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | state | $99,280 | +78.7% | 1,940 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $87,270 | +57.0% | 660 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $79,410 | +42.9% | 2,740 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $77,780 | +40.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $77,220 | +39.0% | 2,970 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $75,950 | +36.7% | 260 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $75,920 | +36.6% | 9,580 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $75,150 | +35.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $74,790 | +34.6% | 470 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $74,360 | +33.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $72,230 | +30.0% | 9,800 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $71,670 | +29.0% | 590 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $71,130 | +28.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $70,660 | +27.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $69,720 | +25.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $67,670 | +21.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $67,600 | +21.6% | 190 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $67,290 | +21.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $66,220 | +19.2% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $66,130 | +19.0% | 980 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $65,790 | +18.4% | 2,010 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $64,850 | +16.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $64,480 | +16.0% | 1,860 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $63,470 | +14.2% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $63,180 | +13.7% | 2,410 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $63,080 | +13.5% | 4,160 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $63,020 | +13.4% | 390 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $62,950 | +13.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $62,860 | +13.1% | 27,470 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $62,690 | +12.8% | 3,330 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $62,620 | +12.7% | 14,930 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $62,600 | +12.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $62,330 | +12.2% | 850 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $62,120 | +11.8% | 4,020 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $62,000 | +11.6% | 2,570 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $61,880 | +11.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $61,820 | +11.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $61,780 | +11.2% | 3,420 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $61,730 | +11.1% | 260 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $61,660 | +11.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $61,600 | +10.9% | 560 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $61,440 | +10.6% | 1,670 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $61,280 | +10.3% | 480 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $61,280 | +10.3% | 660 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $61,030 | +9.8% | — | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $60,860 | +9.5% | 780 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $60,730 | +9.3% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $60,610 | +9.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $60,420 | +8.7% | 690 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $60,280 | +8.5% | — | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $60,230 | +8.4% | 510 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $60,100 | +8.2% | 1,760 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $60,100 | +8.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $60,070 | +8.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $59,970 | +7.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $59,830 | +7.7% | 490 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $59,800 | +7.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $59,610 | +7.3% | 1,590 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $59,490 | +7.1% | 6,120 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $59,490 | +7.1% | 2,030 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $59,470 | +7.0% | 1,610 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $59,440 | +7.0% | 180 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $59,370 | +6.8% | 320 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $59,360 | +6.8% | 140 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $59,130 | +6.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $58,990 | +6.2% | 1,920 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $58,870 | +5.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $58,840 | +5.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $58,520 | +5.3% | 730 | 2025 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | metropolitan | $58,500 | +5.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $58,490 | +5.3% | 400 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $58,360 | +5.0% | 3,950 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | metropolitan | $58,290 | +4.9% | 280 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $58,060 | +4.5% | 260 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $57,800 | +4.0% | 1,400 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $57,620 | +3.7% | 460 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $57,580 | +3.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Minot, ND | metropolitan | $57,250 | +3.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Dover, DE | metropolitan | $57,130 | +2.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $56,870 | +2.3% | 3,580 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $56,590 | +1.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $56,510 | +1.7% | 300 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $56,480 | +1.6% | 3,930 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $56,470 | +1.6% | 1,430 | 2025 |
| Canton, OH | metropolitan | $56,120 | +1.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $55,940 | +0.7% | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $55,820 | +0.4% | 450 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $55,780 | +0.4% | 230 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $55,750 | +0.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $55,590 | +0.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $55,410 | −0.3% | 1,210 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $55,320 | −0.4% | 2,380 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $55,120 | −0.8% | 2,600 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $54,970 | −1.1% | 1,370 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $54,900 | −1.2% | — | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $54,740 | −1.5% | 630 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MS | metropolitan | $54,240 | −2.4% | 270 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $54,190 | −2.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $54,130 | −2.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $54,100 | −2.6% | 1,130 | 2025 |