Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford

$56,510avg. a year
$27.17 an hour · 6,980 employed

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area earn an average of $56,510 a year. That is $1,880 (3%) less than the Connecticut average of $58,390. The U.S. average is $49,350.

$55,940Median pay
$27.17Average hourly
-3%vs. Connecticut average
6,980Jobs in this metro

Other Connecticut metro areas

Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in other Connecticut metro areas. Swipe to see all 4.

14,780 jobs
New Haven, CT
$63,320
$30.44 an hour
25,800 jobs
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
$60,260
$28.97 an hour
31,410 jobs
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
$55,860
$26.86 an hour
42,330 jobs
Waterbury-Shelton, CT
$53,370
$25.66 an hour

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How Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford compares

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Questions and answers

How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford?

The average is $56,510 a year, and the median is $55,940. About 6,980 people work in this job in the metro area.

Is that more than the Connecticut average?

That is $1,880 (3%) less than the Connecticut average of $58,390.

Is this job common in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford?

It makes up 11.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.06 times the national share.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-6014. Metro area: Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 25540). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.