The median annual wage for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New Jersey is $60,400 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $62,510.
Pay spans roughly $43,830 at the 10th percentile to $83,990 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $29.04 per hour. An estimated 3,910 people work as legal secretaries and administrative assistants in New Jersey.
| Median (annual) | $60,400 |
| Mean (annual) | $62,510 |
| Median (hourly) | $29.04 |
| 10th percentile | $43,830 |
| 90th percentile | $83,990 |
| Employment | 3,910 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.