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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in California

What Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive earn in California, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 16 counties.

Average in CA
$55,286
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
4 of 33
published states
Workers in state
151,540
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
6
16 counties

Pay by labor market in California

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay by wage area in California
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$62,940$50,798$7,850Santa Clara County, CA
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$62,110$50,197$13,106Alameda County, CA
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$55,380$45,207$7,576San Diego County, CA
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$55,020$44,940$13,812Sacramento County, CA
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$53,550$43,847$5,411Los Angeles County, CA
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$52,920$43,378$13,307Riverside County, CA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in California counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Yolo County, CA$55,020$44,940$15,288
2Sacramento County, CA$55,020$44,940$13,812
3Placer County, CA$55,020$44,940$13,812
4El Dorado County, CA$55,020$44,940$13,812
5San Benito County, CA$62,940$50,798$13,634
6Riverside County, CA$52,920$43,378$13,307
7San Bernardino County, CA$52,920$43,378$13,307
8Alameda County, CA$62,110$50,197$13,106
9Contra Costa County, CA$62,110$50,197$13,106
10Santa Clara County, CA$62,940$50,798$7,850
11San Diego County, CA$55,380$45,207$7,576
12Los Angeles County, CA$53,550$43,847$5,411
13San Francisco County, CA$62,110$50,197$4,550
14San Mateo County, CA$62,110$50,197$4,550
15Marin County, CA$62,110$50,197$4,550
16Orange County, CA$53,550$43,847$2,915

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in California

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in California is $55,286, based on 151,540 workers. Among the 33 states with published data, that ranks number 4. The BLS national median for the occupation is $47,540, so California averages 16.3% above it.

Inside California, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $62,940 in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area and the lowest is $52,920 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, a difference of $10,020 across 6 wage areas.

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

We compare 16 California counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Yolo County, CA leaves the largest yearly margin, $15,288. Orange County, CA leaves the smallest, $2,915. The median wage covers all four basics in 16 of the 16 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), Massachusetts ($56,762), Washington ($56,334) and District of Columbia ($53,660).

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

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $55,286, from $52,920 to $62,940 depending on the labor market.

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

Yolo County, CA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($15,288). Sacramento County, CA follows at $13,812.