Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary in California

Ranked #3 of 50 · CA

23.5% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $74,860 ≈ $36/hr
Median annual salary $62,860
Employment 27,470

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $40,710P25 $50,040 Median $62,860P75 $80,650P90 $106,580

About 80% of legal secretaries and administrative assistantss in California earn between $40,710 and $106,580. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

California
$74,860
U.S. average
$60,620

The mean legal secretaries and administrative assistants salary in California is $74,860, about 23.5% above the U.S. average ($60,620). That works out to roughly $36/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in California

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $87,270 $90,530 660
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $79,410 $89,030 2,740
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $77,780 $71,910 50
Salinas, CA $75,150 $75,190 80
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $74,360 $72,950 160
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $71,670 $66,340 590
Vallejo, CA $64,850 $70,810 50
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $62,620 $76,580 14,930

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