The median annual wage for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in California is $61,320 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $78,700.
Pay spans roughly $41,530 at the 10th percentile to $106,130 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $29.48 per hour. An estimated 23,960 people work as legal secretaries and administrative assistants in California.
| Median (annual) | $61,320 |
| Mean (annual) | $78,700 |
| Median (hourly) | $29.48 |
| 10th percentile | $41,530 |
| 90th percentile | $106,130 |
| Employment | 23,960 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.