Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Portland-South Portland, ME
Median annual salary
$52,000
+9% vs US median ($47,540)
Worth after local cost of living
$46,181
cost index 112.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Portland-South Portland, ME
| 10th percentile | $42,180 |
| 25th percentile | $47,160 |
| Median (50th) | $52,000 |
| 75th percentile | $59,870 |
| 90th percentile | $68,910 |
| Mean | $54,250 |
| Employed in metro | 2,930 |
A Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Portland-South Portland, ME earns a median of $52,000 per year. That is 9% above the national median of $47,540 for this occupation. Because Portland-South Portland, ME has a cost index of 112.6 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $46,181 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $92,175, median gross rent $1,485/mo, and the median home value $420,000. See the full Portland-South Portland, ME cost-of-living profile.