Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary in Maryland

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$61,440

Median hourly

$30

Average annual

$63,410

Employed in state

1.7K

The median annual salary for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Maryland is $61,440, or about $30 an hour. That is 11% higher than the national median.

Pay in Maryland ranges from $45,940 at the 10th percentile to $84,390 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 1.7K people work as legal secretaries and administrative assistants in the state.

Pay distribution in Maryland

10th$45,940

25th$49,920

Median$61,440

75th$77,580

90th$84,390

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $29.54
Daily: $236
Weekly: $1,182
Bi-weekly: $2,363
Monthly: $5,120
Annual: $61,440

$61,440 a year is around the 50th percentile for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistantss in Maryland. The median is $61,440.

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants — Maryland
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$22.10	$45,940
25th percentile	$24.00	$49,920
Median	$29.50	$61,440
75th percentile	$37.30	$77,580
90th percentile	$40.60	$84,390
Average (mean)	$30.50	$63,410
Employment	1,670 people

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay by metro area in Maryland

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$77,220	3.0K
Lexington Park, MD	$70,660	30
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$62,330	850
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$56,480	3.9K
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$51,440	70

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