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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Oregon

$54,070avg. a year
$25.99 an hour · 23,150 employed

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Oregon earn an average of $54,070 a year. That is $4,720 (10%) more than the U.S. average of $49,350. The best-paying metro area is Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA at $56,790.

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$51,740Median pay
$25.99Average hourly
+24%Avg. pay since 2020
#6Of 50 states + D.C.

Top-paying Oregon metro areas

Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by metro area. Swipe to see all 8.

113,510 jobs
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$56,790
$27.30 an hour
23,220 jobs
Salem, OR
$55,050
$26.47 an hour
3560 jobs
Corvallis, OR
$51,440
$24.73 an hour
41,110 jobs
Bend, OR
$50,830
$24.44 an hour
51,670 jobs
Eugene-Springfield, OR
$50,350
$24.21 an hour
6880 jobs
Medford, OR
$49,680
$23.88 an hour
7610 jobs
Albany, OR
$49,350
$23.73 an hour
8260 jobs
Grants Pass, OR
$48,520
$23.33 an hour

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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Oregon, charted

Pay over time

Oregon, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Oregon secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Oregon vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$49,350$23.73
Oregon$54,070$25.99
Washington$58,130$27.95
California$57,710$27.74
Nevada$48,160$23.16
Idaho$43,920$21.11

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Questions and answers

How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in Oregon?

The average is $54,070 a year, and the median is $51,740. That is $4,720 (10%) more than the U.S. average of $49,350.

What is the hourly wage in Oregon?

$25.99 an hour on average; the median is $24.88.

Where in Oregon do they earn the most?

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($56,790), followed by Salem, OR ($55,050). The lowest average among 8 metro areas with data is Grants Pass, OR ($48,520).

How does Oregon rank?

Oregon ranks #6 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 43-6014. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.