Secretaries and Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in the Industry of Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers

The salary statistics and trend of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in the industry of miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare secretaries and administrative assistant, except legal, medical, and executive salaries in different industries within the wholesale trade sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,320
25th Percentile Wage
$24,640
50th Percentile Wage
$31,700
75th Percentile Wage
$38,890
90th Percentile Wage
$50,790

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in the industry of miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive is $50,790. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $31,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive is $20,320.

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 in the industry of Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$31,700
3.28% 5.99%
2015
$30,660
4.01% -
2014
$29,430
-1.60% -
2013
$29,900
0.33% -
2012
$29,800
- -

Table 3. Compare Secretaries and Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Different Industries within the Wholesale Trade Sector

The average salaries of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in 13 industries within the wholesale trade sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
$35,600
Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
$35,280
Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers
$35,140
Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers
$34,920
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers
$34,730
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
$34,300
Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
$34,250
Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers
$33,950
Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers
$33,610
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
$32,670
Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers
$32,200
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
$31,700
Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers
$30,760

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