Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$61,610avg. a year
$29.62 an hour · 15,780 employed
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earn an average of $61,610 a year. That is $3,480 (6%) more than the Washington average of $58,130. The U.S. average is $49,350.
$60,230Median pay
$29.62Average hourly
+6%vs. Washington average
15,780Jobs in this metro
Other Washington metro areas
Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in other Washington metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
1830 jobs
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$60,090
$28.89 an hour
2510 jobs
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
$56,860
$27.34 an hour
313,510 jobs
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$56,790
$27.30 an hour
42,110 jobs
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
$56,460
$27.15 an hour
5430 jobs
Longview-Kelso, WA
$55,970
$26.91 an hour
61,450 jobs
Kennewick-Richland, WA
$55,700
$26.78 an hour
7870 jobs
Bellingham, WA
$54,480
$26.19 an hour
8520 jobs
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
$53,160
$25.56 an hour
91,020 jobs
Yakima, WA
$52,830
$25.40 an hour
10290 jobs
Walla Walla, WA
$51,980
$24.99 an hour
112,470 jobs
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
$51,800
$24.90 an hour
12240 jobs
Lewiston, ID-WA
$47,540
$22.86 an hour
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How Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue compares
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Questions and answers
How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
The average is $61,610 a year, and the median is $60,230. About 15,780 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Washington average?
That is $3,480 (6%) more than the Washington average of $58,130.
Is this job common in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
It makes up 7.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.69 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: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 42660). 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.