The annual salary statistics of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $22,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,480.
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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $34,300 | 1.60% | 0.85% |
| 2013 | $33,750 | -0.77% | - |
| 2012 | $34,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,300 in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown 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 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is 32.1 percent (32.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 3.9 percent (3.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.