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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary
in Salem, OR

Median base pay · Salem, OR
$50,510
≈ $24.28/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 260 jobs
Middle 50%
$50,510–$64,130
vs U.S. median
-9%
Metro rank
#51 of 104

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in the Salem, OR metro earn a median of $50,510 a year, based on BLS estimates for 260 jobs (May 2025). That is 9% below the U.S. median of $55,570 and 15% below the OR statewide median of $59,610. It ranks #51 of 104 metros with published figures for this job.

LEGAL SECRETARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS · SALEM, OR · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · SALEM, OR · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$48,000P25$50,510MEDIAN$50,510P75$64,130P90$64,130
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$36,500P25$44,450MEDIAN$55,570P75$71,970P90$91,730
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What is the average Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Salem?

The BLS median is $50,510 a year (May 2025). Half of the 260 jobs pay between $50,510 and $64,130. The 10th percentile is $48,000 and the 90th is $64,130.

Is Salem a high-paying metro for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants?

That is 9% below the U.S. median of $55,570 and 15% below the OR statewide median of $59,610. It ranks #51 of 104 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants make an hour in Salem?

About $24.28 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $50,510 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $24.28–$30.83 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.