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

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Kansas have a median of $42,270 a year, below the national $47,540 (−11%); the state ranks 43rd of 51 states by median. That is 12% less than the median across all occupations in Kansas ($48,010). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Nebraska and Missouri pay more (up to $48,690 in Colorado) and Oklahoma pays less (down to $39,660 in Oklahoma). Kansas employs 32,120 secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive, 22.3 per 1,000 jobs, the 17th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 2.04 means the occupation is more concentrated in Kansas than nationally.

Kansas vs the United States, May 2025

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Kansas and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
KansasHourly$14.59$17.29$20.32$23.74$28.22$20.8432,12022.352.04
Annual$30,340$35,960$42,270$49,380$58,690$43,340
United StatesHourly$16.00$18.67$22.86$27.89$31.90$23.731,706,790––
Annual$33,280$38,830$47,540$58,000$66,350$49,350
$0$20k$40k$60k10th10th: $30,340$30,34025th25th: $35,960$35,960MedianMedian: $42,270$42,27075th75th: $49,380$49,38090th90th: $58,690$58,690US median
Kansas annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
43rd of 51 states
Rank by employment
17th of 51 states
Location quotient
2.04
Jobs per 1,000
22.35

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Kansas's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Kansas

7 metropolitan areas and 1 nonmetropolitan area touching Kansas publish a row for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Kansas City, MO-KS$22.50$46,810$33,680$61,72015,93014.531.32
Lawrence, KS$20.49$42,630$29,460$56,6301,23023.712.16
St. Joseph, MO-KS$20.29$42,210$32,130$59,05063011.511.05
Wichita, KS$19.94$41,480$29,960$58,2406,29020.381.86
Manhattan, KS$19.45$40,460$27,080$53,7001,23023.022.10
Topeka, KS$18.99$39,500$30,730$55,7002,92025.192.29
Joplin, MO-KS$18.53$38,540$29,420$55,85099011.371.04
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$18.41$38,290$29,840$53,9809,83026.282.39

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Kansas$20.32$42,27032,1202.04
Colorado$23.41$48,69029,1200.92
Missouri$20.93$43,54033,1801.03
Nebraska$22.48$46,76016,2401.44
Oklahoma$19.07$39,66020,1201.07

See the national page for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (every state ranked) and the Kansas wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Kansas estimates.

  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.