Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary by location
National median: $47,540 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $63,800 | +34.2% | 4,780 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $62,940 | +32.4% | 7,970 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $62,110 | +30.6% | 20,270 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $60,230 | +26.7% | 15,780 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $59,910 | +26.0% | 11,800 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $59,510 | +25.2% | 830 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $59,330 | +24.8% | 28,540 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $58,810 | +23.7% | 630 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $57,940 | +21.9% | 37,750 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $57,720 | +21.4% | 2,150 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $57,580 | +21.1% | 430 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $57,510 | +21.0% | 960 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $57,440 | +20.8% | 5,800 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $57,340 | +20.6% | 1,500 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $57,330 | +20.6% | 31,710 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $57,210 | +20.3% | 22,650 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $56,980 | +19.9% | 510 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $56,270 | +18.4% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $55,940 | +17.7% | 6,980 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $55,660 | +17.1% | 3,220 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $55,400 | +16.5% | 158,630 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $55,380 | +16.5% | 12,070 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $55,360 | +16.4% | 13,510 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $55,140 | +16.0% | 1,830 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $55,040 | +15.8% | 990 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $55,020 | +15.7% | 8,450 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $54,820 | +15.3% | 790 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $54,340 | +14.3% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $54,320 | +14.3% | 2,110 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $54,170 | +13.9% | 300 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $54,170 | +13.9% | 2,980 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $54,080 | +13.8% | 19,180 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $54,050 | +13.7% | 3,680 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $53,820 | +13.2% | 870 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $53,770 | +13.1% | 2,310 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $53,660 | +12.9% | 37,010 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $53,550 | +12.6% | 58,800 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $53,140 | +11.8% | 1,450 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $53,100 | +11.7% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $52,920 | +11.3% | 13,210 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $52,890 | +11.3% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $52,540 | +10.5% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $52,450 | +10.3% | 3,550 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $52,140 | +9.7% | 5,200 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $52,000 | +9.4% | 2,930 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $51,910 | +9.2% | 1,390 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IL | metropolitan | $51,880 | +9.1% | 930 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $51,800 | +9.0% | 7,020 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $51,800 | +9.0% | 1,930 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $51,740 | +8.8% | 23,150 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $51,710 | +8.8% | 620 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $51,640 | +8.6% | 290 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $51,480 | +8.3% | 520 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $51,460 | +8.2% | 1,900 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $51,440 | +8.2% | 122,680 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $51,410 | +8.1% | 4,630 | 2025 |
| Mankato, MN | metropolitan | $51,410 | +8.1% | 660 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $51,400 | +8.1% | 31,330 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $51,100 | +7.5% | 1,250 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $51,060 | +7.4% | 1,510 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $51,010 | +7.3% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $50,960 | +7.2% | 2,730 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $50,830 | +6.9% | 7,020 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $50,700 | +6.6% | 520 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $50,600 | +6.4% | 2,290 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $50,460 | +6.1% | 2,330 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $50,440 | +6.1% | 50,190 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $50,260 | +5.7% | 65,960 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $50,210 | +5.6% | 1,200 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $50,170 | +5.5% | 2,410 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $50,100 | +5.4% | 3,870 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $50,020 | +5.2% | 5,130 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $49,990 | +5.2% | 600 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $49,970 | +5.1% | 560 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $49,940 | +5.0% | 580 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $49,890 | +4.9% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $49,820 | +4.8% | 6,740 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $49,810 | +4.8% | 810 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $49,760 | +4.7% | 15,350 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $49,600 | +4.3% | 122,490 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $49,550 | +4.2% | 2,470 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $49,470 | +4.1% | 1,230 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $49,330 | +3.8% | 7,690 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $49,270 | +3.6% | 960 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $49,220 | +3.5% | 29,780 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $49,150 | +3.4% | 540 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $49,140 | +3.4% | 1,670 | 2025 |
| Midland, MI | metropolitan | $49,010 | +3.1% | 500 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $49,000 | +3.1% | 12,100 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $48,920 | +2.9% | 3,360 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $48,880 | +2.8% | 460 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $48,850 | +2.8% | 32,850 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $48,800 | +2.7% | 650 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $48,800 | +2.7% | 22,010 | 2025 |
| Ames, IA | metropolitan | $48,740 | +2.5% | 620 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $48,690 | +2.4% | 29,120 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $48,680 | +2.4% | 54,890 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $48,670 | +2.4% | 2,460 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $48,620 | +2.3% | 920 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $48,530 | +2.1% | 5,390 | 2025 |