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

What Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive earn in New York, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 22 counties.

Average in NY
$50,419
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
15 of 42
published states
Workers in state
165,130
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
4
22 counties

Pay by labor market in New York

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay by wage area in New York
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$51,440$41,236$351Kings County, NY
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$49,330$39,657$14,420Albany County, NY
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$46,780$37,748$15,175Erie County, NY
Rochester, NY$46,770$37,741$16,032Monroe County, NY

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in New York counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Monroe County, NY$46,770$37,741$16,032
2Ontario County, NY$46,770$37,741$16,032
3Wayne County, NY$46,770$37,741$16,032
4Livingston County, NY$46,770$37,741$16,032
5Orleans County, NY$46,770$37,741$16,032
6Erie County, NY$46,780$37,748$15,175
7Niagara County, NY$46,780$37,748$15,175
8Albany County, NY$49,330$39,657$14,420
9Saratoga County, NY$49,330$39,657$14,420
10Schenectady County, NY$49,330$39,657$14,420
11Rensselaer County, NY$49,330$39,657$14,420
12Schoharie County, NY$49,330$39,657$14,420
13Suffolk County, NY$51,440$41,236$5,679
14Nassau County, NY$51,440$41,236$5,679
15Kings County, NY$51,440$41,236$351
16Queens County, NY$51,440$41,236$351
17New York County, NY$51,440$41,236$351
18Bronx County, NY$51,440$41,236$351
19Westchester County, NY$51,440$41,236$351
20Richmond County, NY$51,440$41,236$351
21Rockland County, NY$51,440$41,236$351
22Putnam County, NY$51,440$41,236$351

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in New York is $50,419, based on 165,130 workers. Among the 42 states with published data, that ranks number 15. The BLS national median for the occupation is $47,540, so New York averages 6.1% above it.

Inside New York, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $51,440 in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area and the lowest is $46,770 in Rochester, NY, a difference of $4,670 across 4 wage areas.

Cost of living for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in New York

We compare 22 New York counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Monroe County, NY leaves the largest yearly margin, $16,032. Putnam County, NY leaves the smallest, $351. The median wage covers all four basics in 22 of the 22 counties.

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive are New Hampshire ($57,407), Connecticut ($57,165), Massachusetts ($56,762) and Washington ($56,334).

Frequently asked questions: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in New York

How much do Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive earn in New York?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $50,419, from $46,770 to $51,440 depending on the labor market.

Which New York county is best for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive?

Monroe County, NY leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($16,032). Ontario County, NY follows at $16,032.