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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Arizona

$50,130avg. a year
$24.10 an hour · 31,220 employed

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Arizona earn an average of $50,130 a year. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $49,350. The best-paying metro area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ at $52,000.

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$47,940Median pay
$24.10Average hourly
+31%Avg. pay since 2020
#17Of 50 states + D.C.

Top-paying Arizona metro areas

Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by metro area. Swipe to see all 7.

122,010 jobs
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
$52,000
$25.00 an hour
2550 jobs
Flagstaff, AZ
$47,910
$23.04 an hour
33,630 jobs
Tucson, AZ
$46,020
$22.13 an hour
4830 jobs
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ
$45,380
$21.82 an hour
5740 jobs
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
$45,020
$21.64 an hour
6690 jobs
Yuma, AZ
$43,920
$21.11 an hour
7360 jobs
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
$43,890
$21.10 an hour

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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Arizona, charted

Pay over time

Arizona, annual wage, May of each year
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Where Arizona secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Arizona vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$49,350$23.73
Arizona$50,130$24.10
California$57,710$27.74
Colorado$50,700$24.38
Nevada$48,160$23.16
Utah$47,530$22.85
New Mexico$47,380$22.78

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Questions and answers

How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in Arizona?

The average is $50,130 a year, and the median is $47,940. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $49,350.

What is the hourly wage in Arizona?

$24.10 an hour on average; the median is $23.05.

Where in Arizona do they earn the most?

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ($52,000), followed by Flagstaff, AZ ($47,910). The lowest average among 7 metro areas with data is Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ ($43,890).

How does Arizona rank?

Arizona ranks #17 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 43-6014. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.