The median annual wage for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia is $101,170 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $95,280.
Pay spans roughly $56,320 at the 10th percentile to $122,370 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $48.64 per hour. An estimated 2,040 people work as legal secretaries and administrative assistants in District of Columbia.
| Median (annual) | $101,170 |
| Mean (annual) | $95,280 |
| Median (hourly) | $48.64 |
| 10th percentile | $56,320 |
| 90th percentile | $122,370 |
| Employment | 2,040 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.