State wages ยท Cost of living
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $101,170. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $92,060. Michigan has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($54,140).
National median
$54,140
Highest state median
$101,170
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$92,060
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $42,320Higher: $92,060Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $101,170 | +86.9% | 109.901 | $92,060 | 1 |
| New York | $74,400 | +37.4% | 107.921 | $68,940 | 2 |
| Delaware | $63,740 | +17.7% | 99.808 | $63,860 | 3 |
| Minnesota | $61,300 | +13.2% | 98.621 | $62,160 | 4 |
| Rhode Island | $61,970 | +14.5% | 102.28 | $60,590 | 5 |
| Maryland | $63,110 | +16.6% | 104.959 | $60,130 | 6 |
| North Dakota | $53,460 | -1.3% | 88.959 | $60,100 | 7 |
| Connecticut | $61,440 | +13.5% | 103.61 | $59,300 | 8 |
| Alaska | $59,600 | +10.1% | 102.359 | $58,230 | 9 |
| Michigan | $56,030 | +3.5% | 96.217 | $58,230 | 9 |
| Massachusetts | $61,440 | +13.5% | 105.757 | $58,100 | 11 |
| Illinois | $58,070 | +7.3% | 99.958 | $58,090 | 12 |
| Washington | $59,680 | +10.2% | 107.013 | $55,770 | 13 |
| New Jersey | $60,400 | +11.6% | 108.805 | $55,510 | 14 |
| California | $61,320 | +13.3% | 110.72 | $55,380 | 15 |
| Colorado | $56,560 | +4.5% | 103.052 | $54,880 | 16 |
| Oklahoma | $47,440 | -12.4% | 87.843 | $54,010 | 17 |
| Oregon | $55,590 | +2.7% | 103.361 | $53,780 | 18 |
| Nebraska | $47,770 | -11.8% | 90.103 | $53,020 | 19 |
| Georgia | $51,000 | -5.8% | 96.293 | $52,960 | 20 |
| Missouri | $47,650 | -12.0% | 90.817 | $52,470 | 21 |
| West Virginia | $46,940 | -13.3% | 89.497 | $52,450 | 22 |
| Alabama | $46,390 | -14.3% | 88.823 | $52,230 | 23 |
| Wisconsin | $48,980 | -9.5% | 94.095 | $52,050 | 24 |
| Florida | $53,790 | -0.6% | 103.414 | $52,010 | 25 |
| New Mexico | $47,900 | -11.5% | 92.212 | $51,950 | 26 |
| South Dakota | $46,020 | -15.0% | 88.586 | $51,950 | 26 |
| Hawaii | $57,030 | +5.3% | 109.951 | $51,870 | 28 |
| Nevada | $51,540 | -4.8% | 99.979 | $51,550 | 29 |
| Maine | $49,950 | -7.7% | 97.05 | $51,470 | 30 |
| Indiana | $47,260 | -12.7% | 93.329 | $50,640 | 31 |
| Texas | $49,150 | -9.2% | 97.057 | $50,640 | 31 |
| Pennsylvania | $49,330 | -8.9% | 97.572 | $50,560 | 33 |
| Virginia | $51,010 | -5.8% | 101.104 | $50,450 | 34 |
| Mississippi | $43,830 | -19.0% | 86.953 | $50,410 | 35 |
| Ohio | $46,710 | -13.7% | 92.774 | $50,350 | 36 |
| Louisiana | $42,560 | -21.4% | 88.207 | $48,250 | 37 |
| Tennessee | $44,280 | -18.2% | 91.87 | $48,200 | 38 |
| Vermont | $47,050 | -13.1% | 97.958 | $48,030 | 39 |
| New Hampshire | $49,880 | -7.9% | 104.165 | $47,890 | 40 |
| Arizona | $47,990 | -11.4% | 100.677 | $47,670 | 41 |
| Utah | $46,050 | -14.9% | 98.864 | $46,580 | 42 |
| North Carolina | $43,830 | -19.0% | 94.326 | $46,470 | 43 |
| Kansas | $41,640 | -23.1% | 90.068 | $46,230 | 44 |
| Wyoming | $42,590 | -21.3% | 92.691 | $45,950 | 45 |
| Montana | $43,230 | -20.2% | 94.645 | $45,680 | 46 |
| Arkansas | $39,400 | -27.2% | 86.937 | $45,320 | 47 |
| Idaho | $41,920 | -22.6% | 95.494 | $43,900 | 48 |
| Kentucky | $38,330 | -29.2% | 90.159 | $42,510 | 49 |
| South Carolina | $39,670 | -26.7% | 93.749 | $42,320 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.