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

At $47,050 a year, the median for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Utah is close to the national median of $47,540 (−1%); Utah ranks 24th of 51 states by median. That is 6% less than the median across all occupations in Utah ($50,110). Among neighbouring states, Colorado and Arizona pay more (up to $48,690 in Colorado) and Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming and Idaho pay less (down to $43,710 in Idaho). Utah employs 14,870 secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive, 8.57 per 1,000 jobs, the 34th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.78 means it is less common in Utah than nationally.

Utah 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 Utah and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
UtahHourly$15.19$18.24$22.62$26.57$30.70$22.8514,8708.570.78
Annual$31,600$37,930$47,050$55,260$63,850$47,530
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$60k$80k10th10th: $31,600$31,60025th25th: $37,930$37,930MedianMedian: $47,050$47,05075th75th: $55,260$55,26090th90th: $63,850$63,850US median
Utah 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
24th of 51 states
Rank by employment
34th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.78
Jobs per 1,000
8.57

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Utah'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 Utah

5 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching Utah 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
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$23.04$47,910$33,950$65,4306,6708.080.74
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$22.17$46,120$31,200$63,6102,6508.710.79
Ogden, UT$22.12$46,010$30,870$63,9502,2108.150.74
St. George, UT$21.45$44,610$26,440$57,5108809.710.88
Logan, UT-ID$21.05$43,780$29,690$62,0505408.130.74
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$23.23$48,310$31,750$64,2906008.810.80
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$20.86$43,400$29,120$61,0601,35012.151.11

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Utah$22.62$47,05014,8700.78
Arizona$23.05$47,94031,2200.88
Colorado$23.41$48,69029,1200.92
Idaho$21.01$43,7107,5700.80
New Mexico$22.33$46,45025,4302.66
Nevada$22.39$46,57016,7900.99
Wyoming$21.85$45,4502,2500.73

See the national page for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (every state ranked) and the Utah 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 Utah 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.