Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood
$46,560avg. a year
$22.38 an hour · 4,710 employed
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area earn an average of $46,560 a year. That is $1,150 (2%) less than the Michigan average of $47,710. The U.S. average is $49,350.
$45,440Median pay
$22.38Average hourly
-2%vs. Michigan average
4,710Jobs in this metro
Other Michigan metro areas
Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in other Michigan metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
1500 jobs
Midland, MI
$51,720
$24.86 an hour
22,290 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$51,440
$24.73 an hour
32,460 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$50,750
$24.40 an hour
416,970 jobs
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$49,740
$23.91 an hour
5530 jobs
Jackson, MI
$47,830
$22.99 an hour
6330 jobs
Monroe, MI
$46,640
$22.43 an hour
7520 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$46,100
$22.16 an hour
8450 jobs
Battle Creek, MI
$45,690
$21.96 an hour
9740 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$45,380
$21.82 an hour
10330 jobs
Bay City, MI
$44,990
$21.63 an hour
111,080 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$44,980
$21.62 an hour
121,380 jobs
Flint, MI
$44,660
$21.47 an hour
13640 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$44,620
$21.45 an hour
14610 jobs
Niles, MI
$44,220
$21.26 an hour
15980 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$42,430
$20.40 an hour
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How Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood compares
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Related jobs in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $46,300 |
| Office Clerks, General | $45,840 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $69,680 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $51,210 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $45,820 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $43,860 |
Questions and answers
How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood?
The average is $46,560 a year, and the median is $45,440. About 4,710 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Michigan average?
That is $1,150 (2%) less than the Michigan average of $47,710.
Is this job common in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood?
It makes up 7.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.72 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: Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 24340). 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.