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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary
in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Median base pay · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$47,510
≈ $22.84/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 2,430 jobs
Middle 50%
$45,660–$64,800
vs U.S. median
-15%
Metro rank
#75 of 104

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro earn a median of $47,510 a year, based on BLS estimates for 2,430 jobs (May 2025). That is 15% below the U.S. median of $55,570 and 2% below the FL statewide median of $48,510. It ranks #75 of 104 metros with published figures for this job.

LEGAL SECRETARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS · TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$36,770P25$45,660MEDIAN$47,510P75$64,800P90$74,250
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 Tampa?

The BLS median is $47,510 a year (May 2025). Half of the 2,430 jobs pay between $45,660 and $64,800. The 10th percentile is $36,770 and the 90th is $74,250.

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

That is 15% below the U.S. median of $55,570 and 2% below the FL statewide median of $48,510. It ranks #75 of 104 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

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

About $22.84 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $47,510 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $21.95–$31.15 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.