Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Salt Lake City-Murray
$49,260avg. a year
$23.68 an hour · 6,670 employed
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area earn an average of $49,260 a year. That is $1,730 (4%) more than the Utah average of $47,530. The U.S. average is $49,350.
$47,910Median pay
$23.68Average hourly
+4%vs. Utah average
6,670Jobs in this metro
Other Utah metro areas
Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in other Utah metro areas. Swipe to see all 4.
12,210 jobs
Ogden, UT
$46,950
$22.57 an hour
22,650 jobs
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT
$46,470
$22.34 an hour
3540 jobs
Logan, UT-ID
$44,450
$21.37 an hour
4880 jobs
St. George, UT
$43,640
$20.98 an hour
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How Salt Lake City-Murray compares
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Related jobs in Salt Lake City-Murray
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $46,200 |
| Office Clerks, General | $46,950 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $76,390 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $53,060 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $38,810 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $41,980 |
Questions and answers
How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in Salt Lake City-Murray?
The average is $49,260 a year, and the median is $47,910. About 6,670 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Utah average?
That is $1,730 (4%) more than the Utah average of $47,530.
Is this job common in Salt Lake City-Murray?
It makes up 8.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.74 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: Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41620). 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.