Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
$54,740avg. a year
$26.32 an hour · 19,180 employed
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area earn an average of $54,740 a year. That is $2,050 (4%) more than the Minnesota average of $52,690. The U.S. average is $49,350.
$54,080Median pay
$26.32Average hourly
+4%vs. Minnesota average
19,180Jobs in this metro
Other Minnesota metro areas
Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in other Minnesota metro areas. Swipe to see all 8.
11,000 jobs
Rochester, MN
$53,410
$25.68 an hour
2660 jobs
Mankato, MN
$51,580
$24.80 an hour
31,230 jobs
St. Cloud, MN
$50,570
$24.31 an hour
4750 jobs
Grand Forks, ND-MN
$48,570
$23.35 an hour
51,220 jobs
Duluth, MN-WI
$48,170
$23.16 an hour
6790 jobs
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
$47,730
$22.95 an hour
71,730 jobs
Fargo, ND-MN
$46,480
$22.34 an hour
82,060 jobs
Sioux Falls, SD-MN
$42,250
$20.31 an hour
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How Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington compares
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Questions and answers
How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington?
The average is $54,740 a year, and the median is $54,080. About 19,180 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Minnesota average?
That is $2,050 (4%) more than the Minnesota average of $52,690.
Is this job common in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington?
It makes up 9.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.90 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: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 33460). 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.