Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistant salary
55,570 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 43-6012
Half of all legal secretaries and administrative assistants in the United States earn more than 55,570 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay485of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.62×44,450 USD – 71,970 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 44,450 USD |
| Median | 55,570 USD |
| Mean | 60,620 USD |
| Upper quartile | 71,970 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 43-6012 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
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Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov