Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Birmingham
$45,020avg. a year
$21.65 an hour · 10,900 employed
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the Birmingham, AL metro area earn an average of $45,020 a year. That is $1,960 (5%) more than the Alabama average of $43,060. The U.S. average is $49,350.
$44,580Median pay
$21.65Average hourly
+5%vs. Alabama average
10,900Jobs in this metro
Other Alabama metro areas
Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in other Alabama metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
14,700 jobs
Huntsville, AL
$46,410
$22.31 an hour
21,260 jobs
Decatur, AL
$44,230
$21.26 an hour
33,780 jobs
Mobile, AL
$43,770
$21.05 an hour
42,330 jobs
Tuscaloosa, AL
$42,330
$20.35 an hour
54,060 jobs
Montgomery, AL
$42,100
$20.24 an hour
61,570 jobs
Auburn-Opelika, AL
$42,010
$20.20 an hour
71,820 jobs
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
$41,980
$20.18 an hour
81,190 jobs
Dothan, AL
$40,990
$19.71 an hour
9900 jobs
Anniston-Oxford, AL
$40,780
$19.61 an hour
101,160 jobs
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
$40,630
$19.54 an hour
11670 jobs
Gadsden, AL
$40,440
$19.44 an hour
121,300 jobs
Columbus, GA-AL
$39,650
$19.06 an hour
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How Birmingham compares
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Related jobs in Birmingham
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $43,560 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $69,270 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $47,830 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $41,970 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $78,060 |
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $53,830 |
Questions and answers
How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in Birmingham?
The average is $45,020 a year, and the median is $44,580. About 10,900 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Alabama average?
That is $1,960 (5%) more than the Alabama average of $43,060.
Is this job common in Birmingham?
It makes up 20.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.91 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-6014. Metro area: Birmingham, AL metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 13820). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.