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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary in Texas

What Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants earn in Texas, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 11 counties.

Average in TX
$45,724
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
6 of 6
published states
Workers in state
13,040
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
11 counties

Pay by labor market in Texas

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay by wage area in Texas
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$42,690$36,430$10,931Dallas County, TX

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Texas counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Wise County, TX$42,690$36,430$18,659
2Tarrant County, TX$42,690$36,430$11,591
3Johnson County, TX$42,690$36,430$11,591
4Parker County, TX$42,690$36,430$11,591
5Dallas County, TX$42,690$36,430$10,931
6Collin County, TX$42,690$36,430$10,931
7Denton County, TX$42,690$36,430$10,931
8Ellis County, TX$42,690$36,430$10,931
9Kaufman County, TX$42,690$36,430$10,931
10Rockwall County, TX$42,690$36,430$10,931
11Hunt County, TX$42,690$36,430$10,931

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay in Texas

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Texas is $45,724, based on 13,040 workers. Among the 6 states with published data, that ranks number 6. The BLS national median for the occupation is $55,570, so Texas averages 17.7% below it.

Published data for Texas currently covers the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area, with a local median wage of $42,690.

Cost of living for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Texas

We compare 11 Texas counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Wise County, TX leaves the largest yearly margin, $18,659. Hunt County, TX leaves the smallest, $10,931. The median wage covers all four basics in 11 of the 11 counties.

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants are New York ($70,997), New Jersey ($69,527), California ($64,230) and Illinois ($55,565).

Frequently asked questions: Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Texas

How much do Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants earn in Texas?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $45,724.

Which Texas county is best for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants?

Wise County, TX leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($18,659). Tarrant County, TX follows at $11,591.