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

$44,750avg. a year
$21.52 an hour · 33,180 employed

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Missouri earn an average of $44,750 a year. That is $4,600 (9%) less than the U.S. average of $49,350. The best-paying metro area is Kansas City, MO-KS at $47,220.

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$43,540Median pay
$21.52Average hourly
+20%Avg. pay since 2020
#40Of 50 states + D.C.

Top-paying Missouri metro areas

Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by metro area. Swipe to see all 8.

115,930 jobs
Kansas City, MO-KS
$47,220
$22.70 an hour
215,000 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$47,180
$22.68 an hour
32,540 jobs
Springfield, MO
$45,280
$21.77 an hour
41,350 jobs
Columbia, MO
$44,010
$21.16 an hour
5630 jobs
St. Joseph, MO-KS
$43,790
$21.05 an hour
61,880 jobs
Jefferson City, MO
$43,550
$20.94 an hour
7990 jobs
Joplin, MO-KS
$41,460
$19.93 an hour
8500 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$39,120
$18.81 an hour

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

Pay over time

Missouri, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

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

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Missouri vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$49,350$23.73
Missouri$44,750$21.52
Illinois$52,070$25.03
Nebraska$47,820$22.99
Tennessee$46,140$22.19
Iowa$45,770$22.01
Kentucky$44,840$21.56

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Questions and answers

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

The average is $44,750 a year, and the median is $43,540. That is $4,600 (9%) less than the U.S. average of $49,350.

What is the hourly wage in Missouri?

$21.52 an hour on average; the median is $20.93.

Where in Missouri do they earn the most?

Kansas City, MO-KS ($47,220), followed by St. Louis, MO-IL ($47,180). The lowest average among 8 metro areas with data is Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ($39,120).

How does Missouri rank?

Missouri ranks #40 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.