Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Georgia

Median annual wage in Georgia: $41,600 -12.5% vs national

Georgia vs United States

GeorgiaUnited States
Median annual$41,600$47,540
Median hourly$20.00$22.86
Employment44,4301,706,790
Location quotient0.831.00

Data source: BLS OES state file (Georgia) · U.S. BLS OES, May 2024 (updated April 2025)

The numbers in context

At $20.00 per hour, a full-time schedule (2,080 hours per year) works out to roughly $41,600 — in line with the reported median annual wage of $41,600.

Pay spans a wide range: workers at the 10th percentile earn about $26,330, while those at the 90th percentile earn about $62,090 — a 2.4x gap between entry-level and top earners.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salary in Georgia?

The median annual wage in Georgia is $41,600 ($20.00 per hour), per BLS OES May 2024 data.

How does Georgia compare to the national average for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive?

The Georgia median of $41,600 is 12.5% lower than the U.S. median of $47,540.

How many secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive work in Georgia?

Approximately 44,430 are employed in Georgia, per BLS OES.