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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

SOC 43-6014 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is $51,580 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $24.80 per hour. This is 11% above the national median of $46,290. 35,940 people work as Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executives in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. Wages have grown 24% since 2014, when the median was $41,430.

Median Annual Salary

$51,580

Mean Annual

$54,740

Median Hourly

$24.80

Total Employed

35,940

Location Quotient

1.02

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$37k
10th
$44k
25th
$52k
Median
$62k
75th
$76k
90th

How This Compares

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

$51,580

this metro

District of Columbia

$55,800

you earn -8% vs state

United States

$46,290

you earn +11% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table
Year Median Annual
2024 $51,580
2023 $49,640
2022 $48,560
2021 $47,260
2020 $48,260
2019 $46,750
2018 $44,800
2017 $43,440
2016 $42,860
2015 $42,010
2014 $41,430

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