Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Missouri

Is Missouri a good place for you to work as a Secretary or Administrative Assistant?

While jobs for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Missouri are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Missouri is expected to decrease.

• Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Missouri earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Work in Missouri?

There were approximately 69,510 workers employed as Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in this state in 2018.

There were 74,730 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 5,220 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 29,550 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants working in it, which means Missouri has more Secretaries and Administrative Assistants than average.

Job Projections for Missouri

Jobs for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in this state are declining at a rate of 6.4% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

Missouri Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 7,890 annual job openings, and a total of 76,560 jobs for Missouri Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 244,300 annual jobs and 2,371,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Make in Missouri?

In 2018 wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants ranged from $21,160 to $51,270 with $33,750 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.18 to $24.65. The median hourly rate was $16.22.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.59 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.63.

The median salary in Missouri is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Missouri Metros for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Secretaries and Administrative Assistants.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
St. Louis, MO-IL	29,400	$36,930
Kansas City, MO-KS	21,990	$36,920
Springfield, MO	5,210	$30,190
Jefferson City, MO	2,650	$30,090
Columbia, MO	2,480	$32,520
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	2,410	$32,050
Joplin, MO	1,940	$27,360
St. Joseph, MO-KS	1,510	$30,310
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	1,450	$28,750

Top States for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Employment

View the list below to see where most Secretaries and Administrative Assistants work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	238,840	$42,250
New York	178,520	$40,110
Texas	176,480	$34,250
Florida	142,550	$33,540
Pennsylvania	93,280	$35,300
Missouri	69,510	$33,750
Illinois	67,780	$36,200
Georgia	66,330	$33,420
Ohio	66,030	$35,550
New Jersey	62,790	$41,400
Maryland	56,670	$40,230
Michigan	55,410	$35,920
North Carolina	55,380	$36,330
Tennessee	48,410	$33,720
Alabama	46,100	$34,650
Arizona	44,980	$34,680
Massachusetts	41,540	$46,440
Virginia	41,390	$37,890
Colorado	38,610	$37,360
South Carolina	34,550	$34,790

Below are the states where Secretaries and Administrative Assistants get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$48,220
Massachusetts	$46,440
Connecticut	$45,260
Rhode Island	$42,710
California	$42,250
Washington	$41,970
New Jersey	$41,400
Alaska	$41,150
Maryland	$40,230
New York	$40,110

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References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.