Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary by State (2025)

Last updated: 2025 BLS data · Page refreshed: 2026-05-19

Compare Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salaries across 50 states

$53,298

National Average (Median)

$99,280

Highest: District of Columbia

$36,620

Lowest: Kansas

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary by State

Compare Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

$36,620

$99,280

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $45,950 AK $61,280 AZ $55,120 AR $41,410 CA $62,860 CO $59,490 CT $66,220 DE $66,130 DC $99,280 FL $48,510 GA $48,460 HI $49,460 ID $41,880 IL $52,790 IN $47,740 IA $46,590 KS $36,620 KY $39,300 LA $48,050 ME $48,040 MD $61,440 MA $62,120 MI $56,870 MN $63,180 MS $45,140 MO $38,560 NE $45,800 NV $56,470 NH $51,830 NJ $63,080 NM $57,800 NY $72,230 NC $43,720 ND $53,540 OH $51,080 OK $45,950 OR $59,610 PA $51,430 RI $63,020 SC $52,840 SD $47,790 TN $45,340 TX $45,940 UT $52,860 VT $49,090 VA $55,320 WA $58,360 WV $46,960 WI $55,410 WY $46,960

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

District of Columbia

$99,280

New York

$72,230

Connecticut

$66,220

Delaware

$66,130

Minnesota

$63,180

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary in All 50 States

#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment
1	District of Columbia	$99,280	$93,590	1,940
2	New York	$72,230	$74,870	9,800
3	Connecticut	$66,220	$69,970	1,090
4	Delaware	$66,130	$68,010	980
5	Minnesota	$63,180	$69,660	2,410
6	New Jersey	$63,080	$64,150	4,160
7	Rhode Island	$63,020	$63,670	390
8	California	$62,860	$74,860	27,470
9	Massachusetts	$62,120	$66,460	4,020
10	Maryland	$61,440	$63,410	1,670
11	Alaska	$61,280	$60,560	660
12	Oregon	$59,610	$63,550	1,590
13	Colorado	$59,490	$65,740	2,030
14	Washington	$58,360	$63,570	3,950
15	New Mexico	$57,800	$57,370	1,400
16	Michigan	$56,870	$57,090	3,580
17	Nevada	$56,470	$58,610	1,430
18	Wisconsin	$55,410	$56,590	1,210
19	Virginia	$55,320	$62,940	2,380
20	Arizona	$55,120	$58,860	2,600
21	North Dakota	$53,540	$53,670	360
22	Utah	$52,860	$56,980	940
23	South Carolina	$52,840	$52,270	2,280
24	Illinois	$52,790	$60,790	8,030
25	New Hampshire	$51,830	$57,710	300
26	Pennsylvania	$51,430	$53,390	6,230
27	Ohio	$51,080	$53,970	4,360
28	Hawaii	$49,460	$55,930	680
29	Vermont	$49,090	$52,210	N/A
30	Florida	$48,510	$55,420	10,920
31	Georgia	$48,460	$52,480	3,260
32	Louisiana	$48,050	$51,040	2,460
33	Maine	$48,040	$51,010	860
34	South Dakota	$47,790	$47,760	560
35	Indiana	$47,740	$52,620	2,670
36	West Virginia	$46,960	$45,790	1,200
37	Wyoming	$46,960	$50,430	280
38	Iowa	$46,590	$48,800	1,120
39	Alabama	$45,950	$47,620	1,840
40	Oklahoma	$45,950	$46,280	1,290
41	Texas	$45,940	$54,180	13,380
42	Nebraska	$45,800	$46,850	1,310
43	Tennessee	$45,340	$49,450	2,980
44	Mississippi	$45,140	$45,300	820
45	North Carolina	$43,720	$46,960	3,780
46	Idaho	$41,880	$44,740	420
47	Arkansas	$41,410	$43,660	610
48	Kentucky	$39,300	$42,700	2,810
49	Missouri	$38,560	$46,610	3,310
50	Kansas	$36,620	$40,020	1,600

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS