The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $50,580, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $49,990). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $50,580 |
$36,090 | 13,090 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $49,990 |
$35,090 | 24,640 |
| 3 | Washington | $49,820 |
$36,800 | 34,910 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $49,810 |
$35,160 | 38,670 |
| 5 | California | $48,550 |
$35,340 | 180,200 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $48,210 |
$32,140 | 4,920 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $47,650 |
$32,900 | 54,360 |
| 8 | Oregon | $47,330 |
$34,400 | 22,950 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $46,730 |
$33,950 | 31,510 |
| 10 | Hawaii | $46,460 |
$31,770 | 7,730 |
| 11 | New York | $46,070 |
$31,890 | 139,270 |
| 12 | Illinois | $44,060 |
$29,610 | 75,840 |
| 13 | Maryland | $43,840 |
$30,590 | 47,610 |
| 14 | Vermont | $43,510 |
$31,940 | 4,620 |
| 15 | Delaware | $43,510 |
$30,400 | 7,540 |
| 16 | Nevada | $43,180 |
$30,840 | 13,900 |
| 17 | Colorado | $42,880 |
$31,120 | 33,050 |
| 18 | Alaska | $42,450 |
$27,180 | 4,220 |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $42,400 |
$30,850 | 10,660 |
| 20 | Maine | $41,600 |
$31,210 | 7,540 |
| 21 | North Dakota | $40,850 |
$31,820 | 5,520 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $40,820 |
$30,840 | 25,730 |
| 23 | Michigan | $40,230 |
$29,540 | 37,630 |
| 24 | Virginia | $39,720 |
$28,440 | 34,270 |
| 25 | Iowa | $39,540 |
$29,250 | 13,580 |
| 26 | Arizona | $39,130 |
$30,120 | 35,200 |
| 27 | Wyoming | $39,030 |
$30,250 | 2,390 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $38,970 |
$28,450 | 83,590 |
| 29 | North Carolina | $38,960 |
$28,640 | 48,050 |
| 30 | New Mexico | $38,800 |
$28,690 | 26,410 |
| 31 | Ohio | $38,710 |
$28,440 | 59,720 |
| 32 | Texas | $38,550 |
$26,020 | 156,100 |
| 33 | Nebraska | $38,520 |
$29,720 | 16,700 |
| 34 | Tennessee | $38,410 |
$25,270 | 35,720 |
| 35 | Utah | $38,270 |
$28,130 | 19,010 |
| 36 | Florida | $38,240 |
$27,350 | 105,100 |
| 37 | Kentucky | $37,790 |
$26,530 | 22,430 |
| 38 | Virgin Islands | $37,740 |
$29,290 | 610 |
| 39 | South Carolina | $37,580 |
$25,320 | 33,950 |
| 40 | Alabama | $37,480 |
$27,550 | 44,070 |
| 41 | Montana | $37,440 |
$28,710 | 4,730 |
| 42 | Indiana | $37,190 |
$26,850 | 19,290 |
| 43 | Idaho | $36,800 |
$25,580 | 10,920 |
| 44 | Missouri | $36,500 |
$26,460 | 49,840 |
| 45 | Kansas | $36,470 |
$25,850 | 27,720 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $36,380 |
$23,380 | 24,070 |
| 47 | Georgia | $36,090 |
$23,240 | 57,080 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $35,850 |
$23,400 | 33,900 |
| 49 | South Dakota | $35,360 |
$28,370 | 5,960 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $34,770 |
$24,960 | 8,630 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $33,760 |
$24,540 | 9,720 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $32,700 |
$21,190 | 12,450 |
| 53 | Guam | $31,000 |
$21,640 | 1,180 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $21,310 |
$17,900 | 18,360 |