Secretaries and Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,820
25th Percentile Wage
$29,100
50th Percentile Wage
$36,400
75th Percentile Wage
$44,790
90th Percentile Wage
$52,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,820.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$36,400
4.95% 2.03%
2016
$34,600
0.00% -
2015
$34,600
0.72% -
2014
$34,350
-5.91% -
2013
$36,380
1.98% -
2012
$35,660
- -

Table 2. Compare Secretaries and Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,400 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 22.9 percent (22.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Lansing-East Lansing and 14.7 percent (14.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lansing-East Lansing
$47,210
Ann Arbor
$46,990
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$40,910
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$39,750
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$39,620
Midland
$39,400
Bay City
$39,270
Monroe
$39,210
Flint
$39,180
Kalamazoo-Portage
$39,170
Jackson
$38,980
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$38,960
South Bend-Mishawaka
$38,680
Battle Creek
$38,490
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$37,910
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$37,910
Niles-Benton Harbor
$37,750
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$37,690
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$37,290
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$36,400
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$33,940
Holland-Grand Haven
$31,050