The median annual wage for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New York is $74,400 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $71,310.
Pay spans roughly $38,650 at the 10th percentile to $103,380 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $35.77 per hour. An estimated 15,430 people work as legal secretaries and administrative assistants in New York.
| Median (annual) | $74,400 |
| Mean (annual) | $71,310 |
| Median (hourly) | $35.77 |
| 10th percentile | $38,650 |
| 90th percentile | $103,380 |
| Employment | 15,430 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.