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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 50 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in the US earns $55,570 per year (156,280 employed). Gross pay is highest in Washington DC ($99,280) and lowest in Kansas ($36,620) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay by stategross median vs take-home
StateMedian wageAfter taxesMonthly netKeptEmployed
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington DC $99,280 $73,203 $6,100 73.7% 1,940
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New York $72,230 $56,341 $4,695 78% 9,800
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Connecticut $66,220 $53,321 $4,443 80.5% 1,090
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Delaware $66,130 $52,292 $4,358 79.1% 980
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Minnesota $63,180 $50,172 $4,181 79.4% 2,410
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New Jersey $63,080 $50,926 $4,244 80.7% 4,160
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Rhode Island $63,020 $51,070 $4,256 81% 390
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in California $62,860 $50,867 $4,239 80.9% 27,470
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Massachusetts $62,120 $49,207 $4,101 79.2% 4,020
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Maryland $61,440 $48,992 $4,083 79.7% 1,670
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Alaska $61,280 $51,419 $4,285 83.9% 660
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Oregon $59,610 $45,690 $3,808 76.6% 1,590
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Colorado $59,490 $48,071 $4,006 80.8% 2,030
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington $58,360 $49,072 $4,089 84.1% 3,950
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New Mexico $57,800 $47,071 $3,923 81.4% 1,400
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Michigan $56,870 $45,709 $3,809 80.4% 3,580
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Nevada $56,470 $47,554 $3,963 84.2% 1,430
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Wisconsin $55,410 $45,045 $3,754 81.3% 1,210
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Virginia $55,320 $44,263 $3,689 80% 2,380
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Arizona $55,120 $45,300 $3,775 82.2% 2,600
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in North Dakota $53,540 $45,199 $3,767 84.4% 360
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Utah $52,860 $42,274 $3,523 80% 940
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in South Carolina $52,840 $42,624 $3,552 80.7% 2,280
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Illinois $52,790 $42,128 $3,511 79.8% 8,030
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New Hampshire $51,830 $43,825 $3,652 84.6% 300
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Pennsylvania $51,430 $41,925 $3,494 81.5% 6,230
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Ohio $51,080 $42,600 $3,550 83.4% 4,360
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Hawaii $49,460 $39,676 $3,306 80.2% 680
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Vermont $49,090 $40,413 $3,368 82.3% —
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Florida $48,510 $41,158 $3,430 84.8% 10,920
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Georgia $48,460 $39,225 $3,269 80.9% 3,260
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Louisiana $48,050 $39,733 $3,311 82.7% 2,460
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Maine $48,040 $38,719 $3,227 80.6% 860
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in South Dakota $47,790 $40,579 $3,382 84.9% 560
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Indiana $47,740 $39,160 $3,263 82% 2,670
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in West Virginia $46,960 $38,527 $3,211 82% 1,200
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Wyoming $46,960 $39,912 $3,326 85% 280
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Iowa $46,590 $38,496 $3,208 82.6% 1,120
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Alabama $45,950 $37,068 $3,089 80.7% 1,840
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Oklahoma $45,950 $37,579 $3,132 81.8% 1,290
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Texas $45,940 $39,093 $3,258 85.1% 13,380
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Nebraska $45,800 $37,776 $3,148 82.5% 1,310
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Tennessee $45,340 $38,611 $3,218 85.2% 2,980
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Mississippi $45,140 $37,376 $3,115 82.8% 820
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in North Carolina $43,720 $36,073 $3,006 82.5% 3,780
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Idaho $41,880 $34,719 $2,893 82.9% 420
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Arkansas $41,410 $34,051 $2,838 82.2% 610
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Kentucky $39,300 $32,500 $2,708 82.7% 2,810
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Missouri $38,560 $32,288 $2,691 83.7% 3,310
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Kansas $36,620 $30,360 $2,530 82.9% 1,600
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