Highest-paying Cities for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

The top 100 highest paying cities for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $58,040, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $57,440). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$58,040	$40,550	9,670
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$57,440	$39,540	24,270
3	New Haven, Connecticut	$55,160	$36,850	5,500
4	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$53,160	$37,730	5,540
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$52,030	$37,710	18,430
6	Ithaca, New York	$50,550	$35,970	1,270
7	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$50,130	$34,740	30,420
8	Olympia, Washington	$49,970	$37,710	1,960
9	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$49,920	$37,490	2,330
10	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$49,680	$36,350	950
11	Napa, California	$49,650	$36,680	700
12	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$49,640	$37,270	560
13	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$49,400	$36,660	13,190
14	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$49,320	$31,430	190
15	Corvallis, Oregon	$49,150	$35,330	670
16	Longview, Washington	$49,080	$36,570	460
17	Worcester, Massachusetts	$49,070	$36,490	3,140
18	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$48,960	$32,140	1,640
19	Fairbanks, Alaska	$48,760	$27,920	420
20	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$48,690	$35,160	1,300
21	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$48,650	$33,800	7,570
22	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$48,560	$33,680	37,080
23	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$48,470	$33,010	15,430
24	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$48,390	$35,030	66,140
25	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$48,320	$37,500	1,420
26	Danbury, Connecticut	$48,300	$31,220	1,240
27	Salinas, California	$48,220	$35,490	1,580
28	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$48,210	$32,400	5,550
29	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$48,150	$36,350	1,250
30	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$48,130	$36,800	19,030
31	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$48,050	$31,580	880
32	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$48,020	$33,950	470
33	Stockton, California	$47,710	$35,020	2,410
34	Salem, Oregon	$47,580	$35,010	2,890
35	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$47,520	$36,210	1,670
36	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$47,500	$34,060	910
37	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$47,430	$31,140	23,580
38	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$47,390	$33,290	128,790
39	Yakima, Washington	$47,390	$36,710	1,070
40	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$47,300	$34,130	14,840
41	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$47,270	$35,360	2,250
42	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$47,230	$33,920	3,310
43	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$47,210	$31,550	2,250
44	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$47,180	$32,140	8,650
45	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$47,090	$32,750	15,040
46	Springfield, Massachusetts	$47,040	$33,410	3,290
47	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$46,990	$31,670	2,500
48	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$46,970	$33,950	3,420
49	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$46,950	$34,790	340
50	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$46,950	$34,080	780
51	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$46,940	$35,160	10,150
52	Modesto, California	$46,910	$33,230	2,020
53	Waterbury, Connecticut	$46,850	$32,530	1,010
54	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$46,710	$34,770	550
55	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$46,680	$36,040	560
56	Bellingham, Washington	$46,680	$36,790	920
57	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$46,600	$33,750	730
58	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$46,540	$36,880	1,370
59	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$46,500	$33,280	5,610
60	Walla Walla, Washington	$46,260	$35,670	340
61	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$46,260	$31,200	53,700
62	Visalia-Porterville, California	$46,080	$31,450	1,420
63	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$46,050	$34,000	1,390
64	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$45,900	$27,560	330
65	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$45,870	$31,960	1,380
66	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$45,780	$33,000	4,780
67	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$45,760	$32,470	1,860
68	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$45,750	$35,250	560
69	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$45,710	$30,460	1,640
70	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$45,610	$29,970	15,870
71	Bend, Oregon	$45,600	$33,050	870
72	Yuba City, California	$45,570	$31,580	570
73	Boulder, Colorado	$45,550	$32,250	2,210
74	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$45,510	$32,680	2,900
75	Albany, Oregon	$45,470	$32,030	620
76	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$45,390	$34,150	2,000
77	Decatur, Illinois	$45,300	$31,490	940
78	Grants Pass, Oregon	$45,190	$31,260	360
79	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$45,150	$32,590	2,700
80	Merced, California	$45,120	$34,680	730
81	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$45,080	$32,100	17,330
82	El Centro, California	$45,030	$32,700	620
83	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$44,990	$31,840	1,230
84	Spokane, Washington	$44,990	$34,010	2,910
85	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$44,960	$32,380	1,320
86	Framingham, Massachusetts	$44,950	$29,150	2,260
87	Madison, Wisconsin	$44,940	$32,410	3,760
88	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$44,910	$27,760	1,680
89	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$44,890	$30,720	37,300
90	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$44,880	$30,720	1,540
91	St Cloud, Minnesota	$44,870	$34,760	1,080
92	Kingston, New York	$44,810	$31,630	1,040
93	Peabody, Massachusetts	$44,750	$25,630	850
94	Rochester, Minnesota	$44,710	$32,390	960
95	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$44,690	$31,660	410
96	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$44,610	$31,280	1,260
97	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$44,580	$31,360	1,960
98	Fresno, California	$44,560	$31,930	3,620
99	Ocean City, New Jersey	$44,520	$30,980	640
100	Chico, California	$44,510	$33,750	820

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