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

What Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive earn in Texas, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 34 counties.

Average in TX
$44,973
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
33 of 40
published states
Workers in state
142,100
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
4
34 counties

Pay by labor market in Texas

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay by wage area in Texas
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$48,470$41,074$15,647Travis County, TX
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$47,450$40,255$14,755Dallas County, TX
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,750$39,692$17,493Harris County, TX
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$43,440$37,033$15,613Bexar County, TX

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Texas counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Austin County, TX$46,750$39,692$22,821
2Wise County, TX$47,450$40,255$22,483
3San Jacinto County, TX$46,750$39,692$19,809
4Medina County, TX$43,440$37,033$18,673
5Atascosa County, TX$43,440$37,033$18,181
6Brazoria County, TX$46,750$39,692$18,081
7Harris County, TX$46,750$39,692$17,493
8Fort Bend County, TX$46,750$39,692$17,493
9Montgomery County, TX$46,750$39,692$17,493
10Galveston County, TX$46,750$39,692$17,493
11Liberty County, TX$46,750$39,692$17,493
12Waller County, TX$46,750$39,692$17,493
13Chambers County, TX$46,750$39,692$17,493
14Travis County, TX$48,470$41,074$15,647
15Williamson County, TX$48,470$41,074$15,647
16Hays County, TX$48,470$41,074$15,647
17Bastrop County, TX$48,470$41,074$15,647
18Caldwell County, TX$48,470$41,074$15,647
19Bexar County, TX$43,440$37,033$15,613
20Comal County, TX$43,440$37,033$15,613
21Guadalupe County, TX$43,440$37,033$15,613
22Wilson County, TX$43,440$37,033$15,613
23Bandera County, TX$43,440$37,033$15,613
24Tarrant County, TX$47,450$40,255$15,415
25Johnson County, TX$47,450$40,255$15,415

Showing 25 of 34 counties. Every county page carries the full payslip.

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Texas is $44,973, based on 142,100 workers. Among the 40 states with published data, that ranks number 33. The BLS national median for the occupation is $47,540, so Texas averages 5.4% below it.

Inside Texas, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $48,470 in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX area and the lowest is $43,440 in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, a difference of $5,030 across 4 wage areas.

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

We compare 34 Texas counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Austin County, TX leaves the largest yearly margin, $22,821. Kendall County, TX leaves the smallest, $14,545. The median wage covers all four basics in 34 of the 34 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 Texas

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $44,973, from $43,440 to $48,470 depending on the labor market.

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

Austin County, TX leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($22,821). Wise County, TX follows at $22,483.