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

$47,530avg. a year
$22.85 an hour · 14,870 employed

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Utah earn an average of $47,530 a year. That is $1,820 (4%) less than the U.S. average of $49,350. The best-paying metro area is Salt Lake City-Murray, UT at $49,260.

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$47,050Median pay
$22.85Average hourly
+25%Avg. pay since 2020
#27Of 50 states + D.C.

Top-paying Utah metro areas

Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by metro area. Swipe to see all 5.

16,670 jobs
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
$49,260
$23.68 an hour
22,210 jobs
Ogden, UT
$46,950
$22.57 an hour
32,650 jobs
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT
$46,470
$22.34 an hour
4540 jobs
Logan, UT-ID
$44,450
$21.37 an hour
5880 jobs
St. George, UT
$43,640
$20.98 an hour

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

Pay over time

Utah, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

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

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Utah vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$49,350$23.73
Utah$47,530$22.85
Colorado$50,700$24.38
Arizona$50,130$24.10
Nevada$48,160$23.16
New Mexico$47,380$22.78
Wyoming$45,890$22.06

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Questions and answers

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

The average is $47,530 a year, and the median is $47,050. That is $1,820 (4%) less than the U.S. average of $49,350.

What is the hourly wage in Utah?

$22.85 an hour on average; the median is $22.62.

Where in Utah do they earn the most?

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT ($49,260), followed by Ogden, UT ($46,950). The lowest average among 5 metro areas with data is St. George, UT ($43,640).

How does Utah rank?

Utah ranks #27 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.