Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$66,110avg. a year
$31.78 an hour · 20,270 employed
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area earn an average of $66,110 a year. That is $8,400 (15%) more than the California average of $57,710. The U.S. average is $49,350.
$62,110Median pay
$31.78Average hourly
+15%vs. California average
20,270Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
17,970 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$66,410
$31.93 an hour
2630 jobs
Napa, CA
$59,840
$28.77 an hour
32,150 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$59,530
$28.62 an hour
4960 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$58,460
$28.11 an hour
51,500 jobs
Salinas, CA
$57,800
$27.79 an hour
61,110 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$57,740
$27.76 an hour
72,980 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$56,810
$27.31 an hour
812,070 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$56,800
$27.31 an hour
958,800 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$56,320
$27.08 an hour
108,450 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$56,290
$27.06 an hour
111,390 jobs
Visalia, CA
$55,480
$26.67 an hour
122,310 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$55,220
$26.55 an hour
131,930 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$55,180
$26.53 an hour
1413,210 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$54,980
$26.43 an hour
151,830 jobs
Modesto, CA
$54,800
$26.34 an hour
16300 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$54,470
$26.19 an hour
17620 jobs
Merced, CA
$54,030
$25.97 an hour
18520 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$53,390
$25.67 an hour
192,730 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$53,140
$25.55 an hour
201,170 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$52,990
$25.48 an hour
21580 jobs
Redding, CA
$52,740
$25.36 an hour
22540 jobs
El Centro, CA
$52,660
$25.32 an hour
233,870 jobs
Fresno, CA
$52,440
$25.21 an hour
24810 jobs
Chico, CA
$51,700
$24.86 an hour
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How San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont compares
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Questions and answers
How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont?
The average is $66,110 a year, and the median is $62,110. About 20,270 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $8,400 (15%) more than the California average of $57,710.
Is this job common in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont?
It makes up 8.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.78 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: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41860). 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.