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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Rhode Island

What Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive earn in Rhode Island, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 5 counties.

Average in RI
$51,800
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
8 of 40
published states
Workers in state
7,020
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
5 counties

Pay by labor market in Rhode Island

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay by wage area in Rhode Island
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$51,800$42,407$15,431Providence County, RI

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Rhode Island counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Washington County, RI$51,800$42,407$15,755
2Providence County, RI$51,800$42,407$15,431
3Kent County, RI$51,800$42,407$15,431
4Bristol County, RI$51,800$42,407$15,431
5Newport County, RI$51,800$42,407$12,011

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Rhode Island

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Rhode Island is $51,800, based on 7,020 workers. Among the 40 states with published data, that ranks number 8. The BLS national median for the occupation is $47,540, so Rhode Island averages 9.0% above it.

Published data for Rhode Island currently covers the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, with a local median wage of $51,800.

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

We compare 5 Rhode Island counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Washington County, RI leaves the largest yearly margin, $15,755. Newport County, RI leaves the smallest, $12,011. The median wage covers all four basics in 5 of the 5 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), Connecticut ($57,165), Massachusetts ($56,762) and Washington ($56,334).

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

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $51,800.

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

Washington County, RI leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($15,755). Providence County, RI follows at $15,431.