Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
$45,960avg. a year
$22.10 an hour · 25,280 employed
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area earn an average of $45,960 a year. That is $2,620 (6%) more than the Georgia average of $43,340. The U.S. average is $49,350.
$45,270Median pay
$22.10Average hourly
+6%vs. Georgia average
25,280Jobs in this metro
Other Georgia metro areas
Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in other Georgia metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
11,560 jobs
Savannah, GA
$43,770
$21.04 an hour
22,470 jobs
Chattanooga, TN-GA
$43,580
$20.95 an hour
32,260 jobs
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
$43,280
$20.81 an hour
4500 jobs
Warner Robins, GA
$41,380
$19.89 an hour
5180 jobs
Hinesville, GA
$41,010
$19.72 an hour
6830 jobs
Gainesville, GA
$40,880
$19.65 an hour
7960 jobs
Macon-Bibb County, GA
$40,250
$19.35 an hour
81,300 jobs
Columbus, GA-AL
$39,650
$19.06 an hour
9350 jobs
Rome, GA
$39,460
$18.97 an hour
10590 jobs
Dalton, GA
$38,870
$18.69 an hour
11910 jobs
Athens-Clarke County, GA
$38,860
$18.69 an hour
12550 jobs
Albany, GA
$38,480
$18.50 an hour
13540 jobs
Valdosta, GA
$38,060
$18.30 an hour
14430 jobs
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
$38,030
$18.28 an hour
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How Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
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Questions and answers
How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell?
The average is $45,960 a year, and the median is $45,270. About 25,280 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Georgia average?
That is $2,620 (6%) more than the Georgia average of $43,340.
Is this job common in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell?
It makes up 8.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.80 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: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 12060). 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.