Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Wichita
$43,040avg. a year
$20.69 an hour · 6,290 employed
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the Wichita, KS metro area earn an average of $43,040 a year. That is about the same as the Kansas average of $43,340. The U.S. average is $49,350.
$41,480Median pay
$20.69Average hourly
-1%vs. Kansas average
6,290Jobs in this metro
Other Kansas metro areas
Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in other Kansas metro areas. Swipe to see all 6.
115,930 jobs
Kansas City, MO-KS
$47,220
$22.70 an hour
2630 jobs
St. Joseph, MO-KS
$43,790
$21.05 an hour
31,230 jobs
Lawrence, KS
$43,660
$20.99 an hour
42,920 jobs
Topeka, KS
$41,760
$20.08 an hour
5990 jobs
Joplin, MO-KS
$41,460
$19.93 an hour
61,230 jobs
Manhattan, KS
$40,390
$19.42 an hour
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How Wichita compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
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Related jobs in Wichita
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $41,290 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $42,030 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $67,420 |
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $42,030 |
| Office Clerks, General | $38,730 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $65,750 |
Questions and answers
How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in Wichita?
The average is $43,040 a year, and the median is $41,480. About 6,290 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Kansas average?
That is about the same as the Kansas average of $43,340.
Is this job common in Wichita?
It makes up 20.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.86 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: Wichita, KS metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 48620). 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.