Secretaries and Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,200
25th Percentile Wage
$30,640
50th Percentile Wage
$38,540
75th Percentile Wage
$48,990
90th Percentile Wage
$58,190

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,200.

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
$38,540
0.73% 6.36%
2016
$38,260
-1.33% -
2015
$38,770
2.19% -
2014
$37,920
0.61% -
2013
$37,690
4.25% -
2012
$36,090
- -

Table 2. Compare Secretaries and Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,540 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Nassau-Suffolk is 23.8 percent (23.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 14.5 percent (14.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ithaca
$50,550
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$47,390
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$47,180
Kingston
$44,810
Syracuse
$43,790
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$40,940
Rochester
$40,820
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$40,760
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$40,600
Glens Falls
$40,560
Utica-Rome
$40,480
Binghamton
$40,260
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$39,920
Elmira
$39,790
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$39,680
Watertown-Fort Drum
$38,910
Nassau-Suffolk
$38,540
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$35,950
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$34,300
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$32,950