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

What Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive earn in Virginia, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 17 counties.

Average in VA
$50,750
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
9 of 33
published states
Workers in state
57,790
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
17 counties

Pay by labor market in Virginia

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay by wage area in Virginia
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$53,660$42,959$9,527Fairfax County, VA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Virginia counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Warren County, VA$53,660$42,959$22,679
2Culpeper County, VA$53,660$42,959$20,387
3Rappahannock County, VA$53,660$42,959$18,839
4Fairfax County, VA$53,660$42,959$9,527
5Prince William County, VA$53,660$42,959$9,527
6Loudoun County, VA$53,660$42,959$9,527
7Arlington County, VA$53,660$42,959$9,527
8Stafford County, VA$53,660$42,959$9,527
9Alexandria city, VA$53,660$42,959$9,527
10Spotsylvania County, VA$53,660$42,959$9,527
11Fauquier County, VA$53,660$42,959$9,527
12Manassas city, VA$53,660$42,959$9,527
13Fredericksburg city, VA$53,660$42,959$9,527
14Fairfax city, VA$53,660$42,959$9,527
15Manassas Park city, VA$53,660$42,959$9,527
16Clarke County, VA$53,660$42,959$9,527
17Falls Church city, VA$53,660$42,959$9,527

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Virginia is $50,750, based on 57,790 workers. Among the 33 states with published data, that ranks number 9. The BLS national median for the occupation is $47,540, so Virginia averages 6.8% above it.

Published data for Virginia currently covers the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area, with a local median wage of $53,660.

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

We compare 17 Virginia counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Warren County, VA leaves the largest yearly margin, $22,679. Falls Church city, VA leaves the smallest, $9,527. The median wage covers all four basics in 17 of the 17 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 Virginia

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $50,750.

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

Warren County, VA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($22,679). Culpeper County, VA follows at $20,387.