Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Rhode Island
The median annual wage for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Rhode Island is $52,140 ($25.07 per hour) — +9.7% vs. the national median of $47,540. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $52,140
- Mean annual wage
- $53,790
- Median hourly wage
- $25.07
- Employment in RI
- 5,200
5,200 employed · 10.4 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Rhode Island
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,000 | $18.27 |
| 25th percentile | $44,770 | $21.52 |
| Median (50th) | $52,140 | $25.07 |
| 75th percentile | $61,630 | $29.63 |
| 90th percentile | $72,800 | $35.00 |
What this salary is worth in Rhode Island
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $50,978
- Median rent burden
- 30.9%
- Est. affordable home price
- $190,203
Rhode Island prices are 102.3 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Rhode Island: $1,342/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,304/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in Rhode Island is $404,200 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in other states
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Other salaries in Rhode Island
- Accountants and Auditors in Rhode Island
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Rhode Island
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Rhode Island
- Cashiers in Rhode Island
- Construction Laborers in Rhode Island
- Cooks, Restaurant in Rhode Island
- Customer Service Representatives in Rhode Island
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Rhode Island
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Rhode Island
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Rhode Island
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Rhode Island
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Rhode Island
- General and Operations Managers in Rhode Island
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Rhode Island
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Rhode Island
- Human Resources Specialists in Rhode Island
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Rhode Island
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Rhode Island
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Rhode Island
- Light Truck Drivers in Rhode Island
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Rhode Island
- Management Analysts in Rhode Island
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Rhode Island
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Rhode Island
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Rhode Island
- Nursing Assistants in Rhode Island
- Office Clerks, General in Rhode Island
- Project Management Specialists in Rhode Island
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Rhode Island
- Registered Nurses in Rhode Island
- Retail Salespersons in Rhode Island
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Rhode Island
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Rhode Island
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Rhode Island
- Security Guards in Rhode Island
- Software Developers in Rhode Island
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Rhode Island
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Rhode Island
- Waiters and Waitresses in Rhode Island
About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.