Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 493 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $106,130 990
District of Columbia $101,170 2,040
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $88,600 2,800
San Francisco, CA $81,210 2,810
Santa Cruz, CA $77,780 50
Hartford, CT $75,620 530

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $59,600 560
      Alaska $59,600 70
      Anchorage, AK $59,600 420
      Fairbanks, AK $57,410 40
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montgomery, AL $47,770 230
      Mobile, AL $47,590 160
      Birmingham, AL $47,480 600
      Auburn, AL $46,870 50
      Alabama $46,390 1,920
      Huntsville, AL $44,180 140
      Decatur, AL $42,980 30
      Daphne, AL $42,130 70
      Northeast Alabama $37,470 60
      Tuscaloosa, AL $36,260 110
      Gadsden, AL $34,900 40
      Dothan, AL $32,940 50
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $45,950 300
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,840 60
      Fayetteville, AR $40,420 220
      Arkansas $39,400 930
      South Arkansas $36,210 100
      North Arkansas $35,770 110
      West Arkansas $33,970 40
      East Arkansas $33,610 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $49,230 30
      Yuma, AZ $48,790 60
      Phoenix, AZ $48,590 2,510
      Arizona $47,990 3,320
      Flagstaff, AZ $46,140 40
      Prescott Valley, AZ $45,940 80
      Arizona $45,580 60
      Sierra Vista, AZ $45,020 30
      Tucson, AZ $40,520 450
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $106,130 990
      San Francisco, CA $81,210 2,810
      Santa Cruz, CA $77,780 50
      Oxnard, CA $66,570 530
      Santa Maria, CA $62,480 200
      Napa, CA $62,250 30
      Modesto, CA $62,050 170
      Santa Rosa, CA $61,650 280
      Vallejo, CA $61,350 —
      California $61,320 23,960
      Sacramento, CA $61,210 1,260
      Fresno, CA $61,150 420
      Salinas, CA $61,000 160
      San Diego, CA $60,180 2,690
      Stockton, CA $60,100 140
      San Luis Obispo, CA $59,970 50
      Los Angeles, CA $59,130 11,880
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $57,930 70
      Redding, CA $57,410 40
      Riverside, CA $49,400 1,300
      North Coast Region of California $49,180 130
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $48,380 100
      Bakersfield, CA $47,700 130
      Visalia, CA $46,370 100
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $60,450 1,200
      Greeley, CO $60,250 —
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $59,990 —
      Boulder, CO $58,800 60
      Colorado $56,560 1,910
      Southwest Colorado $52,600 170
      Colorado Springs, CO $50,400 280
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hartford, CT $75,620 530
      Bridgeport, CT $73,740 —
      Connecticut $61,440 1,140
      New Haven, CT $61,440 190
      Waterbury, CT $53,110 90
      Connecticut $49,920 50
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $88,600 2,800
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sussex Delaware $64,840 110
      Delaware $63,740 970
      Dover, DE $60,430 90
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Port, FL $67,980 510
      Tampa, FL $61,610 1,460
      Naples, FL $59,850 110
      Miami, FL $59,310 5,340
      Pensacola, FL $58,970 100
      Tallahassee, FL $57,870 240
      Florida $53,790 10,970
      Jacksonville, FL $52,200 500
      Sebastian, FL $50,240 60
      Palm Bay, FL $48,660 70
      North Florida $48,530 40
      South Florida $48,430 30
      Orlando, FL $47,240 1,350
      Cape Coral, FL $46,960 200
      Gainesville, FL $46,150 50
      Panama City, FL $45,720 —
      Homosassa Springs, FL $45,430 30
      Lakeland, FL $45,100 180
      Deltona, FL $44,550 180
      Ocala, FL $40,560 90
      Port St. Lucie, FL $40,410 120
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $59,990 1,250
      Macon, GA $54,550 40
      Savannah, GA $52,040 —
      Georgia $51,000 1,990
      Warner Robins, GA $44,450 40
      Albany, GA $44,380 50
      East Georgia $43,770 —
      Valdosta, GA $41,600 40
      Gainesville, GA $40,410 60
      Brunswick, GA $39,590 60
      Middle Georgia $38,920 —
      Columbus, GA-AL $37,990 90
      Augusta, GA-SC $37,720 80
      North Georgia $32,220 70
      South Georgia $31,870 —
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $48,660 50
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $58,500 480
      Hawaii $57,030 520
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $47,430 400
      Southwest Iowa $45,230 70
      Waterloo, IA $42,430 50
      Dubuque, IA $41,530 50
      Iowa City, IA $40,570 —
      Cedar Rapids, IA $39,360 60
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $37,710 80
      Davenport, IA-IL $37,010 120
      Northwest Iowa $36,700 70
      Northeast Iowa $35,210 140
      Southeast Iowa $31,500 130
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern Idaho $42,940 —
      Boise City, ID $42,110 260
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $41,920 70
      Idaho $41,920 550
      Twin Falls, ID $41,740 70
      Idaho Falls, ID $38,810 60
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $60,100 7,020
      Illinois $58,070 8,860
      Northwest Illinois $47,840 90
      Peoria, IL $46,840 170
      Springfield, IL $46,660 150
      Bloomington, IL $45,930 120
      Rockford, IL $45,550 160
      Champaign, IL $44,120 100
      Decatur, IL $43,610 30
      South Illinois $42,820 160
      West Central Illinois $41,710 130
      East Central Illinois $36,880 90
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $61,090 710
      Bloomington, IN $52,670 60
      Elkhart, IN $49,130 70
      Terre Haute, IN $48,990 90
      Indiana $47,260 2,400
      Fort Wayne, IN $46,690 150
      South Bend, IN-MI $46,380 90
      Kokomo, IN $45,860 40
      Evansville, IN $45,530 110
      Southern Indiana $39,010 130
      Central Indiana $37,700 140
      Northern Indiana $37,570 100
      Lafayette, IN $37,100 50
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $49,820 80
      Wichita, KS $45,400 240
      Lawrence, KS $44,770 40
      Manhattan, KS $43,060 40
      Kansas $41,640 830
      Kansas $36,020 250
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $44,280 420
      Lexington, KY $43,210 —
      West Kentucky $41,370 200
      Owensboro, KY $38,800 70
      Kentucky $38,330 2,190
      East Kentucky $38,230 170
      Paducah, KY-IL $37,150 80
      Bowling Green, KY $36,480 110
      South Central Kentucky $35,610 240
      Elizabethtown, KY $35,600 60
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $60,560 —
      Baton Rouge, LA $48,630 340
      Slidell, LA $45,890 170
      Louisiana $42,560 2,790
      Lake Charles, LA $41,340 150
      Lafayette, LA $38,550 310
      Northeast Louisiana $38,020 100
      Houma, LA $37,900 160
      Central Louisiana $37,780 130
      Alexandria, LA $37,310 70
      Hammond, LA $37,290 50
      Shreveport, LA $36,770 250
      Monroe, LA $36,480 150
      Southwest Louisiana $36,450 150
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $62,630 2,960
      Massachusetts $61,440 3,880
      Springfield, MA $60,750 120
      Amherst Town, MA $53,870 120
      Worcester, MA $50,980 430
      Pittsfield, MA $50,160 50
      Barnstable Town, MA $47,350 110
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington Park, MD $70,660 30
      Maryland $63,110 1,410
      Baltimore, MD $63,080 1,020
      Maryland $58,300 30
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $45,350 100
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $57,580 340
      Maine $49,950 610
      Bangor, ME $47,080 90
      Lewiston, ME $45,290 30
      Northeast Maine $44,780 30
      Southwest Maine $43,790 90
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $63,970 1,830
      Lansing, MI $61,360 210
      Michigan $56,030 3,070
      Ann Arbor, MI $52,610 100
      Grand Rapids, MI $50,130 210
      Kalamazoo, MI $49,490 100
      Muskegon, MI $48,240 40
      Traverse City, MI $47,230 40
      Niles, MI $46,760 30
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $46,610 90
      Northern Michigan $45,640 50
      Southern Michigan $45,640 70
      Flint, MI $45,550 70
      Mid Michigan $45,320 60
      Saginaw, MI $44,190 130
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $63,580 1,870
      Minnesota $61,300 2,500
      Rochester, MN $54,990 60
      St. Cloud, MN $52,920 80
      Southwest Minnesota $52,110 —
      Northwest Minnesota $50,280 130
      Duluth, MN-WI $48,810 100
      Southeast Minnesota $48,730 70
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $51,440 780
      St. Louis, MO-IL $49,210 1,310
      Missouri $47,650 2,320
      Springfield, MO $45,620 170
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $44,930 40
      Jefferson City, MO $44,220 60
      Columbia, MO $43,610 60
      Central Missouri $41,500 40
      Southwest Missouri $36,810 40
      North Missouri $35,500 100
      Joplin, MO-KS $35,140 40
      Southeast Missouri $34,170 100
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Delta Mississippi $54,080 60
      Jackson, MS $50,630 230
      Upper East Mississippi $48,110 —
      Mississippi $43,830 790
      Gulfport, MS $41,090 140
      Lower East Mississippi $34,640 100
      Lower West Mississippi $27,350 —
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Helena, MT $48,450 70
      West Montana $46,650 50
      Billings, MT $46,460 110
      Bozeman, MT $45,400 40
      Montana $43,230 630
      Great Falls, MT $40,580 30
      East-Central Montana $40,420 110
      Southwest Montana $39,010 30
      Missoula, MT $37,440 130
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $65,750 380
      Hickory, NC $48,870 100
      Charlotte, NC-SC $46,810 1,060
      Raleigh, NC $46,210 820
      Winston, NC $45,500 270
      North Carolina $43,830 4,460
      Greensboro, NC $38,350 390
      Asheville, NC $38,240 —
      Burlington, NC $37,800 30
      Rocky Mount, NC $37,760 50
      Pinehurst, NC $37,460 50
      Goldsboro, NC $36,660 40
      Western North Carolina $36,380 150
      Fayetteville, NC $36,010 —
      Jacksonville, NC $35,340 120
      Eastern North Carolina $33,700 160
      Greenville, NC $33,580 —
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bismarck, ND $57,500 60
      Minot, ND $56,230 30
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $55,640 40
      North Dakota $53,460 320
      West North Dakota $53,390 50
      Fargo, ND-MN $49,500 130
      East North Dakota $47,590 40
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $49,970 570
      Lincoln, NE $48,080 240
      Nebraska $47,770 1,210
      Northwest Nebraska $44,470 50
      Northeast Nebraska $44,120 80
      South Nebraska $42,310 220
      Grand Island, NE $36,470 —
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $67,300 190
      New Hampshire $49,880 490
      Central New Hampshire $48,890 120
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $62,320 340
      New Jersey $60,400 3,910
      Atlantic City, NJ $57,640 160
      Vineland, NJ $52,390 30
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $48,800 720
      Las Cruces, NM $48,800 90
      Northern New Mexico $48,800 110
      Eastern New Mexico $48,030 220
      New Mexico $47,900 1,330
      Farmington, NM $45,760 50
      Santa Fe, NM $41,600 140
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $71,130 70
      Carson City, NV $56,350 40
      Balance of Nevada $51,540 80
      Nevada $51,540 1,450
      Las Vegas, NV $50,980 1,150
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York $74,400 15,430
      New York, NY-NJ $74,400 14,530
      Albany, NY $53,770 460
      Kiryas Joel, NY $51,690 290
      Glens Falls, NY $50,340 30
      Buffalo, NY $50,290 540
      Rochester, NY $50,120 330
      Central East New York $49,920 190
      Capital/Northern New York $48,950 180
      Binghamton, NY $48,230 120
      Syracuse, NY $47,850 270
      Kingston, NY $47,640 70
      Utica, NY $46,550 70
      Southwest New York $34,760 170
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $56,740 650
      Canton, OH $54,790 110
      Toledo, OH $48,480 200
      Dayton, OH $47,580 260
      Ohio $46,710 5,170
      West Northwestern Ohio $45,300 280
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $44,320 170
      Akron, OH $43,890 290
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $42,720 1,030
      Mansfield, OH $42,470 50
      Eastern Ohio $42,010 110
      Southern Ohio $41,250 130
      Lima, OH $39,520 30
      Youngstown, OH $37,800 190
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $48,180 330
      Oklahoma City, OK $48,090 770
      Oklahoma $47,440 1,430
      Northeast Oklahoma $45,760 110
      Enid, OK $39,330 40
      Southeast Oklahoma $36,110 100
      Northwest Oklahoma $34,880 50
      Southwest Oklahoma $34,780 —
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bend, OR $61,820 30
      Portland, OR-WA $58,080 560
      Oregon $55,590 900
      Eastern Oregon $54,160 40
      Salem, OR $51,030 210
      Eugene, OR $50,840 —
      Coast Oregon $50,810 50
      Medford, OR $49,630 30
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $101,170 2,040
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,310 3,920
      Reading, PA $55,930 100
      Allentown, PA-NJ $50,550 340
      Harrisburg, PA $50,550 480
      York, PA $49,770 120
      Pennsylvania $49,330 6,440
      Scranton, PA $48,040 240
      Chambersburg, PA $47,910 60
      State College, PA $47,580 60
      Lancaster, PA $47,420 160
      Lebanon, PA $46,840 50
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $46,710 150
      Central Pennsylvania $46,640 90
      Pittsburgh, PA $46,500 1,430
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $41,530 —
      Altoona, PA $39,530 90
      Williamsport, PA $39,080 30
      Erie, PA $38,690 110
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $38,350 190
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $35,890 2,080
      Ponce, PR $20,250 —
      Arecibo, PR $20,140 50
      Aguadilla, PR $19,760 70
      Mayaguez, PR $19,760 —
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $61,970 —
      Providence, RI-MA $61,580 —
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbia, SC $58,520 730
      Hilton Head Island, SC $58,500 130
      Greenville, SC $54,320 440
      Spartanburg, SC $48,460 60
      Charleston, SC $44,980 400
      South Carolina $39,670 2,120
      Northeastern South Carolina $38,670 —
      Northwestern South Carolina $38,310 40
      Florence, SC $36,890 —
      Myrtle Beach, SC $36,810 120
      Southern South Carolina $36,810 50
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $46,960 180
      Rapid City, SD $46,250 130
      South Dakota $46,020 660
      West South Dakota $44,930 120
      East South Dakota $39,360 220
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $48,510 810
      Clarksville, TN-KY $45,270 120
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $44,920 820
      Tennessee $44,280 3,440
      Knoxville, TN $44,200 580
      Jackson, TN $43,960 70
      Morristown, TN $43,080 30
      Johnson City, TN $42,160 50
      Kingsport, TN-VA $40,210 100
      Cleveland, TN $37,720 50
      North Central Tennessee $35,190 220
      East Tennessee $30,840 80
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dallas, TX $58,820 2,750
      Houston, TX $58,240 2,970
      College Station, TX $53,360 50
      Midland, TX $52,630 40
      Austin, TX $51,960 1,020
      Tyler, TX $49,810 40
      Texas $49,150 9,900
      Amarillo, TX $47,840 —
      San Antonio, TX $46,530 990
      San Angelo, TX $46,260 50
      Waco, TX $45,490 80
      Texarkana, TX-AR $45,410 30
      El Paso, TX $44,940 180
      Laredo, TX $44,740 50
      Lubbock, TX $44,360 150
      Corpus Christi, TX $43,630 160
      Beaumont, TX $42,940 120
      North Region of Texas $42,340 60
      Hill Country Region of Texas $42,190 —
      Killeen, TX $41,510 70
      Odessa, TX $41,440 50
      McAllen, TX $39,860 220
      Northwestern Region of Texas $39,740 70
      Wichita Falls, TX $39,640 30
      Eastern Region of Texas $38,990 120
      Longview, TX $38,990 —
      Brownsville, TX $38,820 60
      Eagle Pass, TX $38,320 40
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $36,530 —
      Abilene, TX $36,290 40
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      High Desert Utah $51,130 40
      Salt Lake City, UT $47,660 630
      Utah $46,050 1,060
      Ogden, UT $45,790 —
      St. George, UT $44,710 50
      Provo, UT $43,280 190
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $59,010 720
      Blacksburg, VA $51,010 —
      Virginia $51,010 2,800
      Northern West Virginia $49,220 180
      Charlottesville, VA $48,470 120
      West Virginia $46,940 1,280
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $45,700 450
      Roanoke, VA $44,830 140
      Winchester, VA-WV $43,800 30
      Southern West Virginia $43,680 160
      Northwest Virginia $43,180 50
      Southside Virginia $42,950 —
      Harrisonburg, VA $42,890 40
      Northeast Virginia $42,340 50
      Lynchburg, VA $40,540 —
      Southwest Virginia $38,020 160
      VI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virgin Islands $46,180 70
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Vermont $48,310 120
      Burlington, VT $47,540 70
      Vermont $47,050 290
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $64,010 2,520
      Washington $59,680 4,090
      Kennewick, WA $58,260 100
      Bremerton, WA $51,920 170
      Longview, WA $49,690 40
      Olympia, WA $49,590 210
      Bellingham, WA $48,900 80
      Wenatchee, WA $48,690 30
      Yakima, WA $48,320 70
      Spokane, WA $47,840 360
      Eastern Washington $47,450 130
      Western Washington $47,200 160
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $60,270 390
      Western Wisconsin $49,560 50
      Madison, WI $49,500 190
      Wisconsin $48,980 1,160
      Northeastern Wisconsin $48,860 50
      Wausau, WI $48,860 40
      South Central Wisconsin $47,720 70
      Oshkosh, WI $47,690 30
      Green Bay, WI $47,010 50
      Janesville, WI $43,900 50
      Appleton, WI $42,860 50
      Eau Claire, WI $41,960 30
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $48,100 330
      Wheeling, WV-OH $45,440 80
      Beckley, WV $44,870 60
      Morgantown, WV $42,480 110
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $42,310 230
      Parkersburg, WV $42,020 80
      Weirton, WV-OH $38,860 50
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $46,330 80
      Eastern Wyoming $42,590 —
      Wyoming $42,590 210