The median annual wage for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $74,400 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $74,520.
Pay spans roughly $45,940 at the 10th percentile to $104,270 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $35.77 per hour. An estimated 14,530 people work as legal secretaries and administrative assistants in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $74,400 |
| Mean (annual) | $74,520 |
| Median (hourly) | $35.77 |
| 10th percentile | $45,940 |
| 90th percentile | $104,270 |
| Employment | 14,530 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.