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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary

in Colorado

The median pay for a secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Colorado is $48,690/year ($23.41/hour), per BLS data. The range runs from $37K at the entry level to $65K for experienced workers.

Statewide average. Salary and cost of living vary significantly across Colorado. Jump to a metro for precise data:

$49K
Median annual
$23.41/hr
Hourly rate
$37K
Entry level (10th %)
$65K
Senior level (90th %)

So what does $49K get you in Colorado?

Estimated monthly take-home$3,252/mo
Median 2BR rent-$0/mo
Rent as % of take-home0% (within guideline)
Cost-of-living adjusted salary$48,690/yr
Monthly remaining after rent$3,252/mo

About secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executives

Education: High school diploma or equivalent
U.S. employed: 1,706,790
Colorado employed: 29,120
Category: Office & Admin

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Compensation breakdown

Annual earnings by percentile, Colorado

Bar chart showing Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary percentiles in Colorado: 10th percentile $37,300, 25th percentile $42,840, median $48,690, 75th percentile $58,170, 90th percentile $64,960. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.10th$37K25th$43KMedian$49K75th$58K90th$65K
Bar chart showing Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary percentiles in Colorado: 10th percentile $37,300, 25th percentile $42,840, median $48,690, 75th percentile $58,170, 90th percentile $64,960. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Entry-level secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executives (10th percentile) start around $37K. Mid-career wages sit at $49K. Top earners bring in $65K or more, a $28K spread from bottom to top.

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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary by metro in Colorado

7 metro areas with BLS data, ranked by median pay

Metro areaMedian salaryvs. stateEmployment
Boulder$51K+5%1,510
Denver-Aurora-Centennial$50K+2%15,350
Greeley$48K-1%1,160
Fort Collins-Loveland$47K-3%1,770
Colorado Springs$47K-3%3,480
Pueblo$46K-5%700
Grand Junction$46K-7%950

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Frequently asked questions

What’s the entry-level salary for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executives in Colorado?

The 10th-percentile wage — what new secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executives typically earn — is $37K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,238/month.

Is secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive a high-paying job in Colorado?

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $49K locally vs. $48K nationally, a 2% difference.

How does Colorado compare to the national average for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executives?

Colorado pays $49K median vs. the U.S. average of $48K — that’s +2%.

How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executives make in Colorado?

The median is $48,690 a year, that works out to about $23 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $37,300, and experienced secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executives can clear $64,960. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

Is $49K enough to live in Colorado?

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $3,252/month after taxes. Rent data is not available for this area.

How far does a secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salary go in Colorado?

Colorado has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salary is worth about $48,690 in national-average purchasing power.

Where do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executives get paid the most?

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.

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