Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$47,540
10th percentile
$33,280
90th percentile
$66,350
Employment
1,706,790
- CAMedian $55,400 · Employment 158,630
- TXMedian $45,140 · Employment 149,650
- New York, NYMedian $51,440 · Employment 122,680
- NYMedian $49,600 · Employment 122,490
- FLMedian $45,900 · Employment 104,000
- ILMedian $48,310 · Employment 74,280
- NJMedian $50,260 · Employment 65,960
- PAMedian $46,270 · Employment 65,310
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $53,550 · Employment 58,800
- MDMedian $48,680 · Employment 54,890
- OHMedian $46,230 · Employment 54,790
- Chicago, ILMedian $50,440 · Employment 50,190
- ALMedian $41,630 · Employment 45,050
- GAMedian $41,600 · Employment 44,430
- NCMedian $45,790 · Employment 43,690
- MIMedian $46,020 · Employment 40,830
- MAMedian $57,940 · Employment 37,750
- Dallas, TXMedian $47,450 · Employment 37,550
- Washington, DCMedian $53,660 · Employment 37,010
- TNMedian $45,810 · Employment 34,580
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.