Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in New York

Ranked #12 of 51 · NY

4.3% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $51,490 ≈ $25/hr
Median annual salary $49,600
Employment 122,490

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $37,330P25 $43,920 Median $49,600P75 $59,100P90 $64,840

About 80% of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executives in New York earn between $37,330 and $64,840. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

New York
$51,490
U.S. average
$49,350

The mean secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salary in New York is $51,490, about 4.3% above the U.S. average ($49,350). That works out to roughly $25/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in New York

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $51,440 $53,310 122,680
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $49,330 $50,910 7,690
Kingston, NY $48,620 $50,190 920
Syracuse, NY $48,500 $50,110 4,950
Ithaca, NY $47,990 $49,730 900
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $47,870 $49,290 3,620
Binghamton, NY $47,560 $47,370 1,420
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $46,870 $48,280 2,100

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