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

$49,720avg. a year
$23.90 an hour · 31,580 employed

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Virginia earn an average of $49,720 a year. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $49,350. The best-paying metro area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV at $56,400.

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$47,620Median pay
$23.90Average hourly
+15%Avg. pay since 2020
#18Of 50 states + D.C.

Top-paying Virginia metro areas

Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by metro area. Swipe to see all 11.

137,010 jobs
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
$56,400
$27.12 an hour
21,160 jobs
Charlottesville, VA
$52,020
$25.01 an hour
34,940 jobs
Richmond, VA
$48,460
$23.30 an hour
45,730 jobs
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
$47,020
$22.61 an hour
5390 jobs
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
$46,350
$22.28 an hour
6650 jobs
Winchester, VA-WV
$46,320
$22.27 an hour
7700 jobs
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
$45,700
$21.97 an hour
8560 jobs
Harrisonburg, VA
$45,540
$21.89 an hour
91,230 jobs
Roanoke, VA
$45,520
$21.88 an hour
10910 jobs
Lynchburg, VA
$43,370
$20.85 an hour
111,190 jobs
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
$42,460
$20.42 an hour

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

Pay over time

Virginia, annual wage, May of each year
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Where Virginia secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Virginia vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$49,350$23.73
Virginia$49,720$23.90
District of Columbia$61,270$29.46
Maryland$50,790$24.42
North Carolina$46,200$22.21
Tennessee$46,140$22.19
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 Virginia?

The average is $49,720 a year, and the median is $47,620. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $49,350.

What is the hourly wage in Virginia?

$23.90 an hour on average; the median is $22.89.

Where in Virginia do they earn the most?

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($56,400), followed by Charlottesville, VA ($52,020). The lowest average among 11 metro areas with data is Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA ($42,460).

How does Virginia rank?

Virginia ranks #18 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.