Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Omaha
$49,940avg. a year
$24.01 an hour · 7,090 employed
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area earn an average of $49,940 a year. That is $2,120 (4%) more than the Nebraska average of $47,820. The U.S. average is $49,350.
$47,760Median pay
$24.01Average hourly
+4%vs. Nebraska average
7,090Jobs in this metro
Other Nebraska metro areas
Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in other Nebraska metro areas. Swipe to see all 3.
12,890 jobs
Lincoln, NE
$48,370
$23.26 an hour
2640 jobs
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
$46,140
$22.18 an hour
3540 jobs
Grand Island, NE
$45,990
$22.11 an hour
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How Omaha compares
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Related jobs in Omaha
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $45,460 |
| Office Clerks, General | $41,970 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $67,320 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $51,450 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $46,550 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $70,330 |
Questions and answers
How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in Omaha?
The average is $49,940 a year, and the median is $47,760. About 7,090 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Nebraska average?
That is $2,120 (4%) more than the Nebraska average of $47,820.
Is this job common in Omaha?
It makes up 14.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.30 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: Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 36540). 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.