What is the salary of a Secretary? In the United States, a Secretary earns an average salary of $41,173. The salary range for a Secretary is usually between $28,915 and $57,962 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $78,544. The highest Secretary salary in the United States was $261,691. The average hourly pay for a Secretary is $19.79.
Top 3 states paying the highest average Secretary salary are California, with an average salary of $79,515, followed by Nevada, with an average salary of $62,408, and Minnesota, with an average salary of $55,642. Employers paying the highest salary for a Secretary job are Napa (CA), Fountain Valley (CA) and Town of Darien (CT).
Employer | Average Salary |
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Napa, CA | $144,361 |
Fountain Valley, CA | $128,891 |
Town of Darien, CT | $113,591 |
Alameda County, CA | $111,100 |
Modesto Irrigation District, CA | $107,448 |
South Gate, CA | $106,948 |
Hayward, CA | $105,339 |
San Francisco, CA | $104,731 |
Garden Grove Unified, CA | $98,812 |
Solana Beach Elementary, CA | $98,680 |
Job Title | Average Salary |
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Secretary Of State | $113,177 |
Secretary/Bookkeeper | $34,327 |
Secretary/Treasurer | $32,260 |
Secretary/Clerk | $29,779 |
Secretary/Superintendent | $52,219 |
Secretary - Human Resources | $48,229 |
Secretary/Clerical | $26,076 |
Secretary-Transportation | $44,372 |
Secretary Ii | $42,908 |
Secretary-Elementary School | $58,916 |
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State | Average Salary | Records Number |
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Alaska | $42,966 | 4 |
Alabama | $44,385 | 40 |
Arkansas | $31,411 | 369 |
Arizona | $39,529 | 196 |
California | $79,515 | 3726 |
Colorado | $36,648 | 199 |
Connecticut | $31,907 | 722 |
District of Columbia | $58,471 | 20 |
Delaware | $43,886 | 24 |
Federal | $58,798 | 4626 |
Florida | $31,767 | 1316 |
Georgia | $36,009 | 2206 |
Iowa | $44,572 | 861 |
Idaho | $41,544 | 13 |
Illinois | $47,855 | 40 |
Indiana | $31,385 | 2853 |
Kansas | $37,994 | 138 |
Kentucky | $30,781 | 416 |
Louisiana | $37,474 | 65 |
Massachusetts | $44,480 | 333 |
Maryland | $49,171 | 408 |
Maine | $35,438 | 11 |
Michigan | $44,510 | 218 |
Minnesota | $55,642 | 25 |
Missouri | $31,049 | 304 |
Mississippi | $38,150 | 10 |
Montana | $16 | 59 |
North Dakota | $22 | 749 |
Nebraska | $35,021 | 103 |
New Hampshire | $23,402 | 61 |
New Jersey | $41,375 | 460 |
New Mexico | $36,186 | 30 |
Nevada | $62,408 | 188 |
New York | $45,207 | 976 |
Ohio | $42,149 | 258 |
Oklahoma | $24,458 | 3201 |
Oregon | $32,321 | 56 |
Pennsylvania | $38,381 | 430 |
Rhode Island | $55,977 | 15 |
South Carolina | $40,884 | 24 |
South Dakota | $28,465 | 23 |
Tennessee | $38,434 | 665 |
Texas | $34,115 | 467 |
Utah | $42,272 | 355 |
Virginia | $37,082 | 261 |
Vermont | $48,743 | 31 |
Washington | $38,133 | 55 |
Wisconsin | $41,508 | 49 |
West Virginia | $33,112 | 174 |
Wyoming | $41,848 | 13 |