The median annual wage for secretaries and administrative assistants was $36,500 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $22,390, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $60,640.
Median annual wages for secretaries and administrative assistants in May 2015 were as follows:
Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
$53,370
Legal secretaries
43,200
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive
33,910
Medical secretaries
33,040
Most secretaries and administrative assistants work full time.
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Median annual wages, May 2015
Secretaries and administrative assistants
$36,500
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Office and administrative support occupations
$33,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-2024 Edition
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