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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary by City
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary by City (2024)
294 metro areas · National average: $50,622 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salaries across 294 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $101,900
$106,130
$57,910
$127,540
San Francisco, CA $92,400
$81,210
$54,450
$121,280
Washington, DC $88,410
$88,600
$49,990
$120,120
Los Angeles, CA $82,900
$59,130
$42,490
$104,460
New York, NY $74,520
$74,400
$45,940
$104,270
Hartford, CT $71,760
$75,620
$52,530
$98,770
Bridgeport, CT $70,910
$73,740
$47,880
$92,810
Sacramento, CA $70,040
$61,210
$46,470
$95,080
Fresno, CA $69,230
$61,150
$39,000
$95,300
Boston, MA $69,060
$62,630
$45,760
$100,200
Salinas, CA $68,970
$61,000
$45,290
$91,490
Minneapolis, MN $67,980
$63,580
$48,310
$84,610
Seattle, WA $66,640
$64,010
$44,240
$95,660
Baltimore, MD $66,470
$63,080
$49,690
$79,590
Santa Maria, CA $66,100
$62,480
$40,840
$90,610
Denver, CO $65,970
$60,450
$43,900
$95,960
Napa, CA $65,850
$62,250
$44,460
$97,950
Oxnard, CA $65,790
$66,570
$43,940
$83,130
San Diego, CA $65,770
$60,180
$37,580
$94,500
New Haven, CT $65,200
$61,440
$40,450
$94,740
Boulder, CO $65,090
$58,800
$40,970
$99,180
Santa Rosa, CA $64,510
$61,650
$39,250
$80,680
North Port, FL $63,920
$67,980
$44,360
$67,990
Manchester, NH $63,860
$67,300
$42,710
$91,980
Chicago, IL $63,570
$60,100
$40,360
$101,950
Vallejo, CA $63,440
$61,350
$45,480
$81,050
Modesto, CA $62,850
$62,050
$36,910
$77,730
Atlanta, GA $62,260
$59,990
$40,850
$86,330
Richmond, VA $61,780
$59,010
$38,590
$75,750
Miami, FL $61,450
$59,310
$30,240
$93,590
Indianapolis, IN $61,340
$61,090
$45,190
$77,770
Anchorage, AK $61,240
$59,600
$45,120
$86,320
Dallas, TX $61,060
$58,820
$40,560
$82,920
Trenton, NJ $60,870
$62,320
$37,440
$83,990
Portland, OR $60,760
$58,080
$43,740
$81,100
Milwaukee, WI $60,600
$60,270
$45,370
$78,170
Riverside, CA $60,440
$49,400
$39,720
$76,550
Detroit, MI $60,340
$63,970
$28,450
$82,350
Urban Honolulu, HI $59,700
$58,500
$46,740
$77,210
Tampa, FL $59,390
$61,610
$37,000
$76,020
Kennewick, WA $59,310
$58,260
$39,660
$78,700
Macon, GA $59,290
$54,550
$34,100
$85,910
New Orleans, LA $59,180
$60,560
$37,820
$76,520
Philadelphia, PA $59,180
$58,310
$35,800
$78,790
Redding, CA $59,110
$57,410
$33,280
$77,530
Providence, RI $58,830
$61,580
$39,520
$82,720
Waterbury, CT $58,640
$53,110
$53,110
$78,480
Savannah, GA $58,500
$52,040
$41,440
$78,970
Dover, DE $58,490
$60,430
$36,130
$76,340
Naples, FL $58,280
$59,850
$34,180
$79,160
Greeley, CO $57,980
$60,250
$46,540
$69,930
Rochester, MN $57,910
$54,990
$47,440
$76,980
Lansing, MI $57,900
$61,360
$35,530
$76,750
Bakersfield, CA $57,810
$47,700
$38,790
$71,380
Las Vegas, NV $57,720
$50,980
$36,120
$78,580
Albany, NY $57,650
$53,770
$37,320
$81,660
Austin, TX $57,450
$51,960
$39,430
$81,660
Grand Rapids, MI $57,450
$50,130
$42,430
$78,990
Springfield, MA $57,430
$60,750
$38,550
$75,800
Rochester, NY $57,410
$50,120
$45,700
$76,690
Fairbanks, AK $57,330
$57,410
$43,870
$80,930
Pensacola, FL $57,160
$58,970
$42,780
$77,030
Ann Arbor, MI $57,150
$52,610
$45,930
$77,590
Columbus, OH $57,120
$56,740
$38,150
$76,530
Charlottesville, VA $56,500
$48,470
$37,010
$75,810
Durham, NC $56,430
$65,750
$35,460
$69,990
Houston, TX $56,400
$58,240
$38,430
$81,380
Atlantic City, NJ $56,310
$57,640
$36,140
$73,380
Madison, WI $56,170
$49,500
$45,840
$73,660
Jacksonville, FL $56,080
$52,200
$37,430
$74,260
Carson City, NV $56,020
$56,350
$47,440
$65,790
Colorado Springs, CO $56,020
$50,400
$47,400
$63,930
Bismarck, ND $55,570
$57,500
$36,450
$74,550
Amherst Town, MA $55,440
$53,870
$40,530
$74,130
Minot, ND $55,330
$56,230
$36,540
$73,570
Salem, OR $55,310
$51,030
$46,370
$66,290
Portland, ME $55,220
$57,580
$41,640
$68,010
Kiryas Joel, NY $55,180
$51,690
$40,540
$74,700
Bremerton, WA $55,120
$51,920
$48,860
$61,130
Great Falls, MT $55,120
$40,580
$30,680
$61,070
Tallahassee, FL $54,900
$57,870
$33,530
$72,730
Kansas City, MO $54,830
$51,440
$35,320
$77,780
Duluth, MN $54,780
$48,810
$46,830
$68,670
Bellingham, WA $54,490
$48,900
$39,400
$69,490
Midland, TX $54,450
$52,630
$35,780
$75,120
Phoenix, AZ $54,390
$48,590
$37,480
$79,320
Reading, PA $54,370
$55,930
$38,960
$60,920
St. Louis, MO $54,080
$49,210
$37,440
$77,290
Eugene, OR $54,010
$50,840
$44,480
$74,770
St. Cloud, MN $53,890
$52,920
$41,530
$69,810
Olympia, WA $53,830
$49,590
$40,150
$67,710
Longview, WA $53,650
$49,690
$46,080
$64,040
Medford, OR $53,650
$49,630
$39,660
$64,130
Harrisonburg, VA $53,570
$42,890
$34,420
$71,400
Springfield, IL $53,570
$46,660
$37,090
$77,210
Worcester, MA $53,480
$50,980
$36,120
$74,700
College Station, TX $53,120
$53,360
$35,490
$72,670
Hickory, NC $53,060
$48,870
$36,960
$64,610
Vineland, NJ $53,020
$52,390
$41,660
$66,110
Elkhart, IN $53,010
$49,130
$31,770
$78,410
Barnstable Town, MA $52,830
$47,350
$36,650
$72,450
Harrisburg, PA $52,650
$50,550
$37,380
$70,550
Pittsfield, MA $52,580
$50,160
$36,880
$68,980
Nashville, TN $52,450
$48,510
$36,250
$70,620
Bloomington, IN $52,410
$52,670
$34,870
$74,510
Traverse City, MI $52,240
$47,230
$35,440
$79,190
Yakima, WA $52,030
$48,320
$38,240
$64,760
Canton, OH $51,990
$54,790
$39,430
$63,920
Flint, MI $51,890
$45,550
$34,840
$71,230
Omaha, NE $51,870
$49,970
$38,210
$69,280
Bozeman, MT $51,670
$45,400
$38,380
$60,610
Orlando, FL $51,660
$47,240
$33,880
$76,280
Kingston, NY $51,640
$47,640
$39,400
$72,630
Albuquerque, NM $51,630
$48,800
$39,520
$66,350
Gainesville, FL $51,520
$46,150
$29,670
$82,490
Grand Forks, ND $51,450
$55,640
$28,420
$60,680
Allentown, PA $51,430
$50,550
$32,510
$64,920
Charlotte, NC $51,390
$46,810
$29,410
$80,870
Jackson, MS $51,360
$50,630
$30,200
$73,620
Toledo, OH $51,350
$48,480
$37,200
$62,570
Salt Lake City, UT $51,310
$47,660
$37,260
$75,110
Visalia, CA $51,260
$46,370
$46,320
$58,740
Wenatchee, WA $51,150
$48,690
$39,420
$66,490
South Bend, IN $51,060
$46,380
$39,640
$66,990
Champaign, IL $51,010
$44,120
$37,820
$76,900
Cincinnati, OH $50,970
$42,720
$37,260
$72,910
Burlington, VT $50,950
$47,540
$37,630
$68,950
Roanoke, VA $50,900
$44,830
$30,090
$71,730
Palm Bay, FL $50,630
$48,660
$26,720
$72,900
Cape Coral, FL $50,570
$46,960
$32,300
$73,140
Corpus Christi, TX $50,570
$43,630
$36,460
$76,760
Dayton, OH $50,530
$47,580
$35,020
$68,000
Pittsburgh, PA $50,470
$46,500
$35,990
$70,720
Syracuse, NY $50,460
$47,850
$38,340
$71,710
Fargo, ND $50,400
$49,500
$36,120
$60,620
Sioux Falls, SD $50,350
$46,960
$40,070
$60,710
Spokane, WA $50,260
$47,840
$38,130
$60,840
Lincoln, NE $50,220
$48,080
$36,760
$67,300
Binghamton, NY $50,190
$48,230
$35,940
$65,660
Peoria, IL $50,050
$46,840
$37,010
$67,460
Amarillo, TX $49,950
$47,840
$36,780
$72,450
Decatur, IL $49,920
$43,610
$37,040
$73,840
York, PA $49,690
$49,770
$35,140
$62,890
Las Cruces, NM $49,680
$48,800
$39,080
$62,200
Wausau, WI $49,670
$48,860
$42,490
$61,780
Baton Rouge, LA $49,540
$48,630
$34,890
$73,070
Bloomington, IL $49,510
$45,930
$36,130
$60,780
Blacksburg, VA $49,500
$51,010
$37,100
$58,260
Lancaster, PA $49,440
$47,420
$34,670
$63,070
Helena, MT $49,400
$48,450
$37,150
$57,050
Santa Fe, NM $49,380
$41,600
$38,030
$71,820
Evansville, IN $49,360
$45,530
$31,290
$64,650
Boise City, ID $49,270
$42,110
$25,290
$62,400
Tyler, TX $49,120
$49,810
$36,280
$69,620
Port St. Lucie, FL $49,050
$40,410
$35,380
$75,340
Warner Robins, GA $49,050
$44,450
$41,110
$67,540
Oklahoma City, OK $48,770
$48,090
$35,870
$60,130
Lakeland, FL $48,730
$45,100
$25,490
$74,050
Tulsa, OK $48,730
$48,180
$36,400
$60,270
Montgomery, AL $48,470
$47,770
$34,650
$64,770
State College, PA $48,360
$47,580
$37,020
$61,570
Bangor, ME $48,200
$47,080
$36,940
$60,270
Topeka, KS $48,200
$49,820
$32,410
$56,200
Charleston, WV $48,170
$48,100
$35,720
$58,720
Fort Wayne, IN $48,070
$46,690
$30,680
$65,840
Birmingham, AL $48,060
$47,480
$38,530
$56,160
Spartanburg, SC $47,980
$48,460
$36,350
$65,150
Lubbock, TX $47,760
$44,360
$35,610
$71,130
Green Bay, WI $47,580
$47,010
$38,320
$60,180
Rockford, IL $47,500
$45,550
$37,060
$61,080
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $47,480
$44,280
$28,340
$71,760
Scranton, PA $47,350
$48,040
$37,270
$61,040
Billings, MT $47,330
$46,460
$35,320
$59,130
Raleigh, NC $47,330
$46,210
$24,570
$73,670
Greenville, SC $47,320
$54,320
$29,770
$55,450
Virginia Beach, VA $47,300
$45,700
$31,430
$66,760
Beaumont, TX $47,270
$42,940
$30,750
$76,380
Lebanon, PA $47,190
$46,840
$36,430
$64,480
Terre Haute, IN $47,120
$48,990
$23,990
$69,020
Deltona, FL $47,000
$44,550
$32,970
$64,850
Saginaw, MI $46,940
$44,190
$33,760
$62,440
Charleston, SC $46,770
$44,980
$36,870
$63,930
Wheeling, WV $46,700
$45,440
$30,630
$60,380
Appleton, WI $46,670
$42,860
$38,900
$58,350
Rapid City, SD $46,620
$46,250
$37,580
$58,870
Flagstaff, AZ $46,560
$46,140
$36,870
$65,170
Farmington, NM $46,540
$45,760
$37,440
$66,350
San Antonio, TX $46,500
$46,530
$30,540
$69,780
El Paso, TX $46,430
$44,940
$35,300
$56,210
Clarksville, TN $46,420
$45,270
$29,400
$63,690
Killeen, TX $46,360
$41,510
$30,090
$73,330
Lake Havasu City, AZ $46,350
$49,230
$34,630
$58,640
Lewiston, ME $46,230
$45,290
$39,690
$56,510
Janesville, WI $46,150
$43,900
$43,900
$48,860
Eau Claire, WI $46,120
$41,960
$38,150
$57,390
Chambersburg, PA $46,110
$47,910
$36,650
$58,880
Owensboro, KY $46,020
$38,800
$30,090
$63,960
Mobile, AL $45,830
$47,590
$27,460
$58,980
Waco, TX $45,810
$45,490
$34,560
$64,040
Akron, OH $45,720
$43,890
$29,120
$63,760
Morristown, TN $45,700
$43,080
$27,800
$75,460
Yuma, AZ $45,690
$48,790
$38,350
$53,610
Odessa, TX $45,560
$41,440
$35,690
$57,690
Springfield, MO $45,540
$45,620
$35,580
$69,720
Morgantown, WV $45,430
$42,480
$31,200
$58,630
Hagerstown, MD $45,320
$45,350
$29,290
$58,360
Tucson, AZ $45,120
$40,520
$29,850
$61,600
Columbia, MO $45,060
$43,610
$34,600
$59,800
Johnson City, TN $44,990
$42,160
$24,990
$68,280
Greensboro, NC $44,980
$38,350
$31,220
$69,100
Prescott Valley, AZ $44,890
$45,940
$35,590
$55,810
Kingsport, TN $44,840
$40,210
$27,690
$60,280
St. George, UT $44,760
$44,710
$20,800
$70,450
Lexington, KY $44,740
$43,210
$27,680
$61,420
Huntington, WV $44,720
$42,310
$29,900
$60,150
Winston, NC $44,700
$45,500
$28,030
$71,350
Panama City, FL $44,630
$45,720
$30,640
$63,100
Provo, UT $44,560
$43,280
$31,870
$62,990
Lake Charles, LA $44,530
$41,340
$30,780
$62,220
Missoula, MT $44,470
$37,440
$35,930
$57,440
Hammond, LA $44,400
$37,290
$30,320
$71,390
Wichita, KS $44,380
$45,400
$32,920
$55,310
Auburn, AL $44,340
$46,870
$27,040
$64,430
Lafayette, LA $44,340
$38,550
$30,030
$63,450
Decatur, AL $44,290
$42,980
$28,450
$58,630
Jefferson City, MO $44,160
$44,220
$31,160
$56,900
Ogden, UT $44,150
$45,790
$31,760
$59,680
Lynchburg, VA $44,050
$40,540
$37,860
$58,450
Brownsville, TX $44,000
$38,820
$32,030
$63,150
Coeur d'Alene, ID $43,940
$41,920
$31,720
$60,960
Memphis, TN $43,770
$44,920
$35,110
$54,900
Longview, TX $43,750
$38,990
$30,410
$66,420
Little Rock, AR $43,630
$45,950
$30,030
$47,800
Huntsville, AL $43,580
$44,180
$28,620
$58,390
Beckley, WV $43,530
$44,870
$29,230
$54,590
Knoxville, TN $43,510
$44,200
$29,800
$57,050
Cedar Rapids, IA $43,450
$39,360
$35,610
$60,190
Parkersburg, WV $43,430
$42,020
$26,750
$57,060
Erie, PA $43,410
$38,690
$32,550
$56,600
Williamsport, PA $43,410
$39,080
$30,990
$57,040
Manhattan, KS $43,380
$43,060
$37,020
$53,570
Altoona, PA $43,170
$39,530
$28,270
$65,380
Sierra Vista, AZ $43,170
$45,020
$39,430
$45,020
Ocala, FL $43,070
$40,560
$24,960
$53,060
Jackson, TN $43,020
$43,960
$27,980
$64,320
Waterloo, IA $42,990
$42,430
$31,870
$59,540
St. Joseph, MO $42,960
$44,930
$36,390
$50,180
Gulfport, MS $42,670
$41,090
$32,100
$65,270
Davenport, IA $42,500
$37,010
$35,430
$57,960
Dubuque, IA $42,460
$41,530
$32,830
$54,290
Daphne, AL $42,390
$42,130
$27,480
$55,150
Asheville, NC $42,320
$38,240
$28,540
$59,160
Twin Falls, ID $41,910
$41,740
$33,970
$48,560
Mansfield, OH $41,830
$42,470
$28,230
$53,810
Sioux City, IA $41,790
$37,710
$33,000
$57,300
Goldsboro, NC $41,770
$36,660
$30,170
$51,250
Fayetteville, NC $41,610
$36,010
$28,280
$63,420
Weirton, WV $41,600
$38,860
$27,870
$54,590
Shreveport, LA $41,590
$36,770
$31,450
$55,830
Wichita Falls, TX $41,560
$39,640
$33,990
$50,080
Iowa City, IA $41,420
$40,570
$32,950
$54,500
Bowling Green, KY $41,410
$36,480
$26,350
$64,390
McAllen, TX $41,160
$39,860
$30,020
$54,260
Fayetteville, AR $41,020
$40,420
$25,130
$56,160
Florence, SC $40,770
$36,890
$30,110
$51,370
Paducah, KY $40,750
$37,150
$27,160
$60,060
Alexandria, LA $40,690
$37,310
$28,910
$50,530
Elizabethtown, KY $40,470
$35,600
$29,260
$64,080
Fort Smith, AR $40,420
$42,840
$30,010
$46,020
Grand Island, NE $40,380
$36,470
$36,470
$56,800
Valdosta, GA $40,250
$41,600
$32,730
$49,300
Lafayette, IN $40,220
$37,100
$29,210
$53,500
Rocky Mount, NC $40,220
$37,760
$28,580
$51,980
Greenville, NC $40,130
$33,580
$30,010
$52,700
Cleveland, TN $40,120
$37,720
$28,020
$53,250
Myrtle Beach, SC $40,080
$36,810
$29,990
$51,240
Lima, OH $39,920
$39,520
$28,680
$54,160
Dothan, AL $39,910
$32,940
$28,280
$55,230
Pinehurst, NC $39,820
$37,460
$23,780
$51,570
Idaho Falls, ID $39,540
$38,810
$30,480
$46,380
Houma, LA $39,360
$37,900
$30,900
$49,490
Monroe, LA $39,250
$36,480
$28,830
$52,950
Augusta, GA $39,240
$37,720
$24,260
$52,510
Gadsden, AL $38,990
$34,900
$26,730
$58,390
Abilene, TX $38,750
$36,290
$31,870
$49,960
Youngstown, OH $38,740
$37,800
$27,790
$53,450
Joplin, MO $38,670
$35,140
$34,030
$46,300
Tuscaloosa, AL $37,870
$36,260
$28,660
$49,630
Jacksonville, NC $37,140
$35,340
$28,580
$47,390
San Juan, PR $34,620
$35,890
$26,980
$43,200
Ponce, PR $23,510
$20,250
$19,950
$31,470
Arecibo, PR $22,880
$20,140
$19,760
$34,990
Aguadilla, PR $22,320
$19,760
$19,760
$29,200
Mayaguez, PR $21,200
$19,760
$19,760
$23,420
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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