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

What Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive earn in Colorado, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 10 counties.

Average in CO
$48,705
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
14 of 33
published states
Workers in state
28,930
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
10 counties

Pay by labor market in Colorado

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay by wage area in Colorado
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,760$40,581$11,735Denver County, CO

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Colorado counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Denver County, CO$49,760$40,581$11,735
2Arapahoe County, CO$49,760$40,581$11,735
3Jefferson County, CO$49,760$40,581$11,735
4Adams County, CO$49,760$40,581$11,735
5Douglas County, CO$49,760$40,581$11,735
6Broomfield County, CO$49,760$40,581$11,735
7Elbert County, CO$49,760$40,581$11,735
8Park County, CO$49,760$40,581$11,735
9Clear Creek County, CO$49,760$40,581$11,735
10Gilpin County, CO$49,760$40,581$11,735

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Colorado is $48,705, based on 28,930 workers. Among the 33 states with published data, that ranks number 14. The BLS national median for the occupation is $47,540, so Colorado averages 2.5% above it.

Published data for Colorado currently covers the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO area, with a local median wage of $49,760.

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

We compare 10 Colorado counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Denver County, CO leaves the largest yearly margin, $11,735. Gilpin County, CO leaves the smallest, $11,735. The median wage covers all four basics in 10 of the 10 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 California ($55,286).

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

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $48,705.

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

Denver County, CO leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($11,735). Arapahoe County, CO follows at $11,735.