Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in New Orleans-Metairie
$43,470avg. a year
$20.90 an hour · 6,180 employed
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area earn an average of $43,470 a year. That is $3,100 (8%) more than the Louisiana average of $40,370. The U.S. average is $49,350.
$42,830Median pay
$20.90Average hourly
+8%vs. Louisiana average
6,180Jobs in this metro
Other Louisiana metro areas
Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in other Louisiana metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
15,950 jobs
Baton Rouge, LA
$42,100
$20.24 an hour
21,390 jobs
Lake Charles, LA
$40,760
$19.60 an hour
31,330 jobs
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
$40,240
$19.35 an hour
42,200 jobs
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
$39,740
$19.11 an hour
52,210 jobs
Lafayette, LA
$39,050
$18.78 an hour
61,150 jobs
Monroe, LA
$38,310
$18.42 an hour
71,180 jobs
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
$38,030
$18.29 an hour
8950 jobs
Alexandria, LA
$37,090
$17.83 an hour
9790 jobs
Hammond, LA
$36,600
$17.60 an hour
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How New Orleans-Metairie compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New Orleans-Metairie
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $41,750 |
| Office Clerks, General | $35,770 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $63,400 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $39,880 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $64,100 |
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $60,290 |
Questions and answers
How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in New Orleans-Metairie?
The average is $43,470 a year, and the median is $42,830. About 6,180 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Louisiana average?
That is $3,100 (8%) more than the Louisiana average of $40,370.
Is this job common in New Orleans-Metairie?
It makes up 13.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.26 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: New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35380). 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.