WorthByZip

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

US median salary $47,540 range $33,280 - $66,350
US mean salary $49,350

The tables below rank 149 US metro areas by median Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay. "Worth" adjusts each salary for the metro's cost of living, so a lower nominal salary in a cheap metro can outrank a higher one in an expensive city.

Metros ranked by Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay

MetroMedianWorth (cost-adj.)vs US
New Haven, CT $63,800 $55,143 +34%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $62,940 $31,470 +32%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $62,110 $33,108 +31%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $60,230 $39,703 +27%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $59,330 $38,677 +25%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $57,720 $35,260 +21%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $57,440 $40,394 +21%
Salinas, CA $57,340 $36,780 +21%
Vallejo, CA $56,270 $34,290 +18%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $55,940 $52,086 +18%
Salem, OR $55,660 $52,460 +17%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $55,380 $32,519 +16%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $55,360 $42,324 +16%
Modesto, CA $55,140 $44,793 +16%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $55,020 $39,870 +16%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $54,170 $30,831 +14%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $54,080 $49,524 +14%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ $54,050 $43,907 +14%
Stockton-Lodi, CA $53,770 $40,890 +13%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $53,660 $34,912 +13%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $53,550 $34,217 +13%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $52,920 $37,800 +11%
Worcester, MA $52,450 $48,475 +10%
Portland-South Portland, ME $52,000 $46,181 +9%
Visalia, CA $51,910 $53,460 +9%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $51,800 $52,270 +9%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $51,800 $32,054 +9%
Springfield, MA $51,460 $59,698 +8%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $51,440 $37,061 +8%
Madison, WI $51,410 $50,058 +8%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA $50,960 $51,684 +7%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT $50,460 $50,010 +6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $50,440 $46,488 +6%
Fresno, CA $50,100 $47,443 +5%
Urban Honolulu, HI $50,020 $31,658 +5%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $49,760 $35,018 +5%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $49,550 $51,668 +4%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $49,330 $50,803 +4%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $49,220 $40,278 +4%
Eugene-Springfield, OR $49,140 $47,802 +3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $49,000 $42,278 +3%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $48,850 $43,538 +3%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $48,800 $37,800 +3%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $48,670 $59,066 +2%
Raleigh-Cary, NC $48,500 $40,654 +2%
Syracuse, NY $48,500 $59,364 +2%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $48,480 $56,111 +2%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $48,470 $37,028 +2%
Reno, NV $48,310 $40,025 +2%
Anchorage, AK $48,150 $43,535 +1%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $47,910 $39,892 +1%
Columbus, OH $47,870 $49,555 +1%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $47,870 $38,543 +1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $47,850 $57,100 +1%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $47,840 $43,022 +1%
Richmond, VA $47,840 $43,610 +1%
Lexington-Fayette, KY $47,790 $55,377 +1%
Omaha, NE-IA $47,760 $52,832 +0%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC $47,750 $39,236 +0%
Naples-Marco Island, FL $47,520 $33,654 +0%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $47,500 $54,472 +0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $47,450 $38,766 +0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $47,450 $33,463 +0%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $47,430 $51,610 +0%
Manchester-Nashua, NH $47,400 $38,505 +0%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $47,330 $51,727 +0%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $47,220 $45,360 -1%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $47,090 $55,662 -1%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $47,080 $45,488 -1%
Colorado Springs, CO $47,010 $36,470 -1%
Albuquerque, NM $46,950 $53,535 -1%
Kansas City, MO-KS $46,810 $49,430 -2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $46,800 $41,898 -2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $46,780 $58,329 -2%
Toledo, OH $46,780 $65,702 -2%
Rochester, NY $46,770 $53,945 -2%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $46,750 $43,088 -2%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $46,450 $51,440 -2%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $46,380 $35,004 -2%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $46,320 $41,320 -3%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $46,310 $58,769 -3%
Lancaster, PA $46,270 $44,966 -3%
St. Louis, MO-IL $46,200 $54,739 -3%
Akron, OH $46,140 $58,927 -3%
Cleveland, OH $46,120 $57,940 -3%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $46,120 $52,890 -3%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $46,120 $39,656 -3%
Huntsville, AL $46,090 $51,382 -3%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $46,040 $37,340 -3%
Ogden, UT $46,010 $40,431 -3%
Knoxville, TN $46,000 $52,995 -3%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $45,960 $49,686 -3%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $45,900 $38,898 -3%
Jacksonville, FL $45,800 $39,895 -4%
Greensboro-High Point, NC $45,750 $55,187 -4%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,710 $64,020 -4%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $45,680 $35,193 -4%
Winston-Salem, NC $45,640 $59,196 -4%
Columbia, SC $45,620 $50,409 -4%
Pittsburgh, PA $45,550 $57,009 -4%
Reading, PA $45,500 $50,781 -4%
Boise City, ID $45,480 $40,319 -4%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $45,440 $49,825 -4%
Wilmington, NC $45,380 $43,096 -5%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $45,270 $35,702 -5%
Tucson, AZ $45,030 $48,999 -5%
York-Hanover, PA $44,860 $49,569 -6%
Fort Wayne, IN $44,820 $58,896 -6%
Birmingham, AL $44,580 $50,146 -6%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $44,370 $33,236 -7%
Port St. Lucie, FL $44,270 $36,953 -7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $44,260 $58,160 -7%
Asheville, NC $44,240 $45,005 -7%
Canton-Massillon, OH $43,930 $62,757 -8%
Spartanburg, SC $43,750 $54,551 -8%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $43,660 $42,512 -8%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $43,440 $42,012 -9%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $43,310 $51,621 -9%
Savannah, GA $43,160 $39,130 -9%
Mobile, AL $42,840 $53,684 -10%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $42,830 $46,403 -10%
Killeen-Temple, TX $42,740 $46,306 -10%
Corpus Christi, TX $42,700 $44,157 -10%
Flint, MI $42,600 $56,800 -10%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $42,570 $37,408 -10%
Fayetteville, NC $42,410 $46,148 -11%
Chattanooga, TN-GA $41,990 $47,608 -12%
Oklahoma City, OK $41,850 $49,120 -12%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $41,770 $40,397 -12%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $41,600 $48,999 -12%
Youngstown-Warren, OH $41,580 $59,400 -13%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $41,550 $47,323 -13%
Wichita, KS $41,480 $55,381 -13%
Baton Rouge, LA $40,910 $47,515 -14%
Tulsa, OK $40,700 $49,756 -14%
Springfield, MO $40,690 $55,210 -14%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $40,490 $42,532 -15%
Ocala, FL $40,370 $41,662 -15%
Montgomery, AL $40,260 $48,506 -15%
Tallahassee, FL $39,830 $41,926 -16%
El Paso, TX $39,280 $48,020 -17%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $39,010 $53,733 -18%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $38,850 $48,562 -18%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $38,800 $55,429 -18%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $38,580 $50,169 -19%
Jackson, MS $38,440 $47,282 -19%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $38,100 $45,793 -20%
Lafayette, LA $38,060 $51,363 -20%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $26,780 $38,257 -44%