Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Memphis
$46,240avg. a year
$22.23 an hour · 5,500 employed
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area earn an average of $46,240 a year. That is about the same as the Tennessee average of $46,140. The U.S. average is $49,350.
$45,960Median pay
$22.23Average hourly
+0%vs. Tennessee average
5,500Jobs in this metro
Other Tennessee metro areas
Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in other Tennessee metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
112,100 jobs
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
$49,890
$23.98 an hour
24,790 jobs
Knoxville, TN
$46,140
$22.18 an hour
31,020 jobs
Clarksville, TN-KY
$43,740
$21.03 an hour
42,470 jobs
Chattanooga, TN-GA
$43,580
$20.95 an hour
5850 jobs
Jackson, TN
$43,350
$20.84 an hour
61,190 jobs
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
$42,460
$20.42 an hour
7440 jobs
Morristown, TN
$42,240
$20.31 an hour
81,030 jobs
Johnson City, TN
$42,080
$20.23 an hour
9390 jobs
Cleveland, TN
$41,930
$20.16 an hour
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How Memphis compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Memphis
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $43,290 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $45,050 |
| Office Clerks, General | $41,310 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $74,400 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $50,490 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $46,030 |
Questions and answers
How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in Memphis?
The average is $46,240 a year, and the median is $45,960. About 5,500 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Tennessee average?
That is about the same as the Tennessee average of $46,140.
Is this job common in Memphis?
It makes up 9.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.82 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: Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 32820). 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.