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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary
in Lawton, OK

Median base pay · Lawton, OK
$37,240
≈ $17.90/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 570 jobs
Middle 50%
$30,770–$46,930
vs U.S. median
-22%
Metro rank
#492 of 528

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the Lawton, OK metro earn a median of $37,240 a year, based on BLS estimates for 570 jobs (May 2025). That is 22% below the U.S. median of $47,540 and 6% below the OK statewide median of $39,660. It ranks #492 of 528 metros with published figures for this job.

SECRETARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS, EXCEPT LEGAL, MEDICAL, AND EXECUTIVE · LAWTON, OK · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · LAWTON, OK · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$25,700P25$30,770MEDIAN$37,240P75$46,930P90$56,210
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$33,280P25$38,830MEDIAN$47,540P75$58,000P90$66,350
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    Questions

    What is the average Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Lawton?

    The BLS median is $37,240 a year (May 2025). Half of the 570 jobs pay between $30,770 and $46,930. The 10th percentile is $25,700 and the 90th is $56,210.

    Is Lawton a high-paying metro for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive?

    That is 22% below the U.S. median of $47,540 and 6% below the OK statewide median of $39,660. It ranks #492 of 528 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

    How much do Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive make an hour in Lawton?

    About $17.90 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $37,240 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $14.79–$22.56 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.