Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary

United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025

National market range

$44K–$72K

Median

$55,570

25th percentile

$44,450

75th percentile

$71,970

$37K

10th

$44K

25th

$56K

Median

$72K

75th

$92K

90th

By state

State

Median

Range · 25th–75th

vs national

Alabama

$45,950

$37K–$58K

-17%

Alaska

$61,280

$51K–$62K

+10%

Arizona

$55,120

$48K–$75K

-1%

Arkansas

$41,410

$35K–$49K

-25%

California

$62,860

$50K–$81K

+13%

Colorado

$59,490

$49K–$82K

+7%

Connecticut

$66,220

$56K–$81K

+19%

Delaware

$66,130

$60K–$80K

+19%

District of Columbia

$99,280

$65K–$108K

+79%

Florida

$48,510

$41K–$65K

-13%

Georgia

$48,460

$41K–$61K

-13%

Guam

$46,430

$41K–$52K

-16%

Hawaii

$49,460

$48K–$65K

-11%

Idaho

$41,880

$39K–$46K

-25%

Illinois

$52,790

$47K–$68K

-5%

Indiana

$47,740

$43K–$62K

-14%

Iowa

$46,590

$39K–$57K

-16%

Kansas

$36,620

$31K–$45K

-34%

Kentucky

$39,300

$35K–$48K

-29%

Louisiana

$48,050

$38K–$61K

-14%

Maine

$48,040

$44K–$59K

-14%

Maryland

$61,440

$50K–$78K

+11%

Massachusetts

$62,120

$48K–$77K

+12%

Michigan

$56,870

$44K–$72K

+2%

Minnesota

$63,180

$54K–$79K

+14%

Mississippi

$45,140

$32K–$54K

-19%

Missouri

$38,560

$36K–$54K

-31%

Nebraska

$45,800

$35K–$57K

-18%

Nevada

$56,470

$48K–$71K

+2%

New Hampshire

$51,830

$45K–$69K

-7%

New Jersey

$63,080

$49K–$76K

+14%

New Mexico

$57,800

$48K–$66K

+4%

New York

$72,230

$53K–$97K

+30%

North Carolina

$43,720

$37K–$51K

-21%

North Dakota

$53,540

$46K–$62K

-4%

Ohio

$51,080

$41K–$62K

-8%

Oklahoma

$45,950

$37K–$53K

-17%

Oregon

$59,610

$45K–$83K

+7%

Pennsylvania

$51,430

$46K–$60K

-7%

Puerto Rico

$31,000

$28K–$38K

-44%

Rhode Island

$63,020

$44K–$81K

+13%

South Carolina

$52,840

$42K–$59K

-5%

South Dakota

$47,790

$43K–$51K

-14%

Tennessee

$45,340

$37K–$60K

-18%

Texas

$45,940

$42K–$63K

-17%

Utah

$52,860

$43K–$67K

-5%

Vermont

$49,090

$47K–$55K

-12%

Virginia

$55,320

$44K–$69K

Washington

$58,360

$49K–$78K

+5%

West Virginia

$46,960

$34K–$55K

-15%

Wisconsin

$55,410

$48K–$62K

Wyoming

$46,960

$47K–$51K

-15%

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.

Women are 73% of office and administrative support occupations nationally, and earn 88¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender — that’s the point.

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