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

Median annual wage in Massachusetts: $57,940 +21.9% vs national

Massachusetts vs United States

MassachusettsUnited States
Median annual$57,940$47,540
Median hourly$27.86$22.86
Employment37,7501,706,790
Location quotient0.951.00

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

A closer look

The mean wage of $58,380 sits 0.8% above the median — the typical worker earns close to the median, while a smaller group of higher earners pulls the average up.

At $27.86 per hour, a full-time schedule (2,080 hours per year) works out to roughly $57,949 — in line with the reported median annual wage of $57,940.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The median annual wage in Massachusetts is $57,940 ($27.86 per hour), per BLS OES May 2024 data.

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

The Massachusetts median of $57,940 is 21.9% higher than the U.S. median of $47,540.

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

Approximately 37,750 are employed in Massachusetts, per BLS OES.