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

$50,700avg. a year
$24.38 an hour · 29,120 employed

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Colorado earn an average of $50,700 a year. That is $1,350 (3%) more than the U.S. average of $49,350. The best-paying metro area is Boulder, CO at $52,730.

$48,690Median pay
$24.38Average hourly
+23%Avg. pay since 2020
#15Of 50 states + D.C.

Top-paying Colorado metro areas

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

11,510 jobs
Boulder, CO
$52,730
$25.35 an hour
215,350 jobs
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
$52,540
$25.26 an hour
31,160 jobs
Greeley, CO
$49,580
$23.84 an hour
41,770 jobs
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
$47,980
$23.07 an hour
53,480 jobs
Colorado Springs, CO
$47,550
$22.86 an hour
6700 jobs
Pueblo, CO
$47,050
$22.62 an hour
7950 jobs
Grand Junction, CO
$46,410
$22.31 an hour

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

Pay over time

Colorado, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Colorado secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Under $45k$45k–$48k$48k–$51k$51k+Colorado

Colorado vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$49,350$23.73
Colorado$50,700$24.38
Nebraska$47,820$22.99
Utah$47,530$22.85
New Mexico$47,380$22.78
Wyoming$45,890$22.06
Kansas$43,340$20.84

Questions and answers

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

The average is $50,700 a year, and the median is $48,690. That is $1,350 (3%) more than the U.S. average of $49,350.

What is the hourly wage in Colorado?

$24.38 an hour on average; the median is $23.41.

Where in Colorado do they earn the most?

Boulder, CO ($52,730), followed by Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ($52,540). The lowest average among 7 metro areas with data is Grand Junction, CO ($46,410).

How does Colorado rank?

Colorado ranks #15 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.