How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

What the Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median says in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA at $60,230 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 43-6014 and BLS area 42660.

BLS lists 15,780 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $61,610 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA's Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median is 26.7% above the U.S. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median of $47,540 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 43-6014 with area 42660

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 43-6014 and area 42660. SOC 43-6014 names Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Area 42660 names Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 43-6014/42660 row has 15,780 wage and salary jobs. There are 7.56 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.69. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 43-6014/42660, the annual median is $60,230 per year, while the matching mean is $61,610 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 43-6014/42660 10th percentile: $45,720 per year.
• 43-6014/42660 25th percentile: $50,700 per year.
• 43-6014/42660 median: $60,230 per year.
• 43-6014/42660 75th percentile: $68,080 per year.
• 43-6014/42660 90th percentile: $80,470 per year.
• 43-6014/42660 employment RSE: 3.9%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.3%.
• 43-6014/42660 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 42660 facts behind this Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive page

Area 42660 reports 2,086,210 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $91,790. Its annual median is $72,610. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 43-6014 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA runs from $42,280 at the 10th percentile to $167,440 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $49,160. The median is $72,610. The 75th percentile is $112,650. This is a place check, not a pay range for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 42660. They do not show related skills or a path into Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive.

• 1. Software Developers. Area: 42660. SOC: 15-1252. Jobs: 92,770. Yearly median: $167,280. Jobs per 1,000: 44.47. Location quotient: 4.1.
• 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 42660. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 54,670. Yearly median: $48,210. Jobs per 1,000: 26.21. Location quotient: 0.95.
• 3. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 42660. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 49,190. Yearly median: $39,150. Jobs per 1,000: 23.58. Location quotient: 0.95.
• 4. Retail Salespersons. Area: 42660. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 46,620. Yearly median: $42,080. Jobs per 1,000: 22.35. Location quotient: 0.89.
• 5. Registered Nurses. Area: 42660. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 39,900. Yearly median: $128,260. Jobs per 1,000: 19.12. Location quotient: 0.88.
• 6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other. Area: 42660. SOC: 13-1199. Jobs: 38,800. Yearly median: $101,920. Jobs per 1,000: 18.6. Location quotient: 2.66.

Read the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA wage ladder for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

The 10th percentile is $45,720 per year. The 25th percentile is $50,700 per year. The median is $60,230 per year. The 75th percentile is $68,080 per year. The 90th percentile is $80,470 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $50,700 per year to $68,080 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $34,750. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA with its state and the U.S.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a annual median of $60,230 per year. Washington has $57,330 per year. The U.S. row has $47,540 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 5.1% above Washington on the same published median. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 26.7% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA sits for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 4 of 392 among metro areas with a published annual median for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 4 of 392 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 1. New Haven, CT. The Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median is $63,800 per year. BLS estimates 4,780 jobs. The location quotient is 1.55.
• 2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. The Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median is $62,940 per year. BLS estimates 7,970 jobs. The location quotient is 0.64.
• 3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. The Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median is $62,110 per year. BLS estimates 20,270 jobs. The location quotient is 0.78.
• 5. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA. The Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median is $59,510 per year. BLS estimates 830 jobs. The location quotient is 0.81.
• 6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. The Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median is $59,330 per year. BLS estimates 28,540 jobs. The location quotient is 0.96.
• 7. Napa, CA. The Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median is $58,810 per year. BLS estimates 630 jobs. The location quotient is 0.74.

Where Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 43-6014, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. New Haven, CT has the highest published median in this set, at $63,800 per year. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA sits at $60,230 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. New Haven, CT has a Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median of $63,800 per year, or $3,570 above Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. BLS lists 4,780 jobs there, compared with 15,780 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. The location quotient is 1.55.
• 2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median of $62,940 per year, or $2,710 above Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. BLS lists 7,970 jobs there, compared with 15,780 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. The location quotient is 0.64.
• 3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median of $62,110 per year, or $1,880 above Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. BLS lists 20,270 jobs there, compared with 15,780 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. The location quotient is 0.78.
• 4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median of $60,230 per year, or $0 above Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. BLS lists 15,780 jobs there, compared with 15,780 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. The location quotient is 0.69.
• 5. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA has a Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median of $59,510 per year, or $720 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. BLS lists 830 jobs there, compared with 15,780 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. The location quotient is 0.81.
• 6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has a Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median of $59,330 per year, or $900 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. BLS lists 28,540 jobs there, compared with 15,780 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. The location quotient is 0.96.
• 7. Napa, CA has a Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median of $58,810 per year, or $1,420 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. BLS lists 630 jobs there, compared with 15,780 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. The location quotient is 0.74.
• 8. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA has a Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median of $57,720 per year, or $2,510 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. BLS lists 2,150 jobs there, compared with 15,780 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. The location quotient is 0.95.

Where BLS counts the most Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in this same-source set, at 122,680 jobs. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has 15,780. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 122,680 estimated Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs, a gap of 106,900 jobs from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Its median is $51,440 per year, or $8,790 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Its location quotient is 1.18.
• 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 58,800 estimated Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs, a gap of 43,020 jobs from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Its median is $53,550 per year, or $6,680 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Its location quotient is 0.85.
• 3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 50,190 estimated Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs, a gap of 34,410 jobs from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Its median is $50,440 per year, or $9,790 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Its location quotient is 1.01.
• 4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 37,550 estimated Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs, a gap of 21,770 jobs from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Its median is $47,450 per year, or $12,780 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Its location quotient is 0.84.
• 5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 37,010 estimated Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs, a gap of 21,230 jobs from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Its median is $53,660 per year, or $6,570 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Its location quotient is 1.08.
• 6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 33,710 estimated Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs, a gap of 17,930 jobs from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Its median is $46,750 per year, or $13,480 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Its location quotient is 0.93.
• 7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 33,380 estimated Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs, a gap of 17,600 jobs from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Its median is $47,450 per year, or $12,780 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Its location quotient is 1.08.
• 8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 32,850 estimated Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs, a gap of 17,070 jobs from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Its median is $48,850 per year, or $11,380 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Its location quotient is 1.03.

Where Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive takes the largest share of local jobs

Santa Fe, NM has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 3.55. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has 0.69. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Santa Fe, NM has a location quotient of 3.55, a gap of 2.86 from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. BLS lists 2,410 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs and a median of $50,170 per year, or $10,060 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
• 2. Carson City, NV has a location quotient of 2.73, a gap of 2.04 from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. BLS lists 960 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs and a median of $49,270 per year, or $10,960 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
• 3. Las Cruces, NM has a location quotient of 2.69, a gap of 2.00 from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. BLS lists 2,360 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs and a median of $41,030 per year, or $19,200 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
• 4. Albuquerque, NM has a location quotient of 2.48, a gap of 1.79 from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. BLS lists 11,020 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs and a median of $46,950 per year, or $13,280 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
• 5. Farmington, NM has a location quotient of 2.39, a gap of 1.70 from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. BLS lists 1,250 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs and a median of $45,860 per year, or $14,370 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
• 6. Topeka, KS has a location quotient of 2.29, a gap of 1.60 from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. BLS lists 2,920 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs and a median of $39,500 per year, or $20,730 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
• 7. Montgomery, AL has a location quotient of 2.24, a gap of 1.55 from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. BLS lists 4,060 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs and a median of $40,260 per year, or $19,970 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
• 8. Lawrence, KS has a location quotient of 2.16, a gap of 1.47 from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. BLS lists 1,230 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs and a median of $42,630 per year, or $17,600 below Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

How common Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive is in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

BLS lists 15,780 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. It also lists 7.56 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 0.69. A value of 1 means Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive beside other roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

The all-occupations median in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $72,610 per year. The Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median is $60,230 per year. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive is 17.0% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median of $60,460 per year. BLS lists 17,860 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
• 2. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median of $60,760 per year. BLS lists 17,790 jobs and a location quotient of 0.87.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median of $62,170 per year. BLS lists 15,250 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
• 4. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median of $57,280 per year. BLS lists 26,530 jobs and a location quotient of 0.87.
• 5. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median of $53,950 per year. BLS lists 21,040 jobs and a location quotient of 1.1.
• 6. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median of $53,550 per year. BLS lists 25,840 jobs and a location quotient of 0.74.
• 7. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median of $53,290 per year. BLS lists 27,460 jobs and a location quotient of 0.83.
• 8. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median of $51,990 per year. BLS lists 16,530 jobs and a location quotient of 0.85.

The largest detailed roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Software Developers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA table, at 92,770 jobs. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has 15,780 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 2,086,210. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Software Developers has 92,770 jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, a gap of 76,990 from Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its median is $167,280 per year, or $107,050 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its location quotient is 4.1.
• 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 54,670 jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, a gap of 38,890 from Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its median is $48,210 per year, or $12,020 below Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its location quotient is 0.95.
• 3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 49,190 jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, a gap of 33,410 from Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its median is $39,150 per year, or $21,080 below Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its location quotient is 0.95.
• 4. Retail Salespersons has 46,620 jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, a gap of 30,840 from Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its median is $42,080 per year, or $18,150 below Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its location quotient is 0.89.
• 5. Registered Nurses has 39,900 jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, a gap of 24,120 from Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its median is $128,260 per year, or $68,030 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its location quotient is 0.88.
• 6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has 38,800 jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, a gap of 23,020 from Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its median is $101,920 per year, or $41,690 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its location quotient is 2.66.
• 7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 30,860 jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, a gap of 15,080 from Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its median is $46,830 per year, or $13,400 below Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its location quotient is 0.81.
• 8. Cashiers has 30,470 jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, a gap of 14,690 from Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its median is $44,210 per year, or $16,020 below Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its location quotient is 0.74.

Published role medians around Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA role table, at $167,280 per year. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has $60,230 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $72,610 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Software Developers has a median of $167,280 per year in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, or $107,050 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. BLS lists 92,770 jobs, compared with 15,780 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its location quotient is 4.1.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $146,030 per year in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, or $85,800 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. BLS lists 29,370 jobs, compared with 15,780 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its location quotient is 0.62.
• 3. Computer Systems Analysts has a median of $133,690 per year in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, or $73,460 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. BLS lists 19,050 jobs, compared with 15,780 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its location quotient is 2.73.
• 4. Project Management Specialists has a median of $130,380 per year in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, or $70,150 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. BLS lists 26,910 jobs, compared with 15,780 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its location quotient is 1.88.
• 5. Registered Nurses has a median of $128,260 per year in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, or $68,030 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. BLS lists 39,900 jobs, compared with 15,780 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its location quotient is 0.88.
• 6. Management Analysts has a median of $126,340 per year in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, or $66,110 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. BLS lists 16,930 jobs, compared with 15,780 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its location quotient is 1.4.
• 7. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists has a median of $102,170 per year in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, or $41,940 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. BLS lists 18,030 jobs, compared with 15,780 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its location quotient is 1.49.
• 8. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $101,920 per year in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, or $41,690 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. BLS lists 38,800 jobs, compared with 15,780 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Its location quotient is 2.66.

Roles with the largest local share in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Software Developers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA role table, at 4.1. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has 0.69. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Software Developers has a location quotient of 4.1 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, a gap of 3.41 from Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. BLS lists 92,770 jobs and a median of $167,280 per year, or $107,050 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive.
• 2. Computer Systems Analysts has a location quotient of 2.73 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, a gap of 2.04 from Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. BLS lists 19,050 jobs and a median of $133,690 per year, or $73,460 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive.
• 3. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 2.66 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, a gap of 1.97 from Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. BLS lists 38,800 jobs and a median of $101,920 per year, or $41,690 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive.
• 4. Project Management Specialists has a location quotient of 1.88 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, a gap of 1.19 from Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. BLS lists 26,910 jobs and a median of $130,380 per year, or $70,150 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive.
• 5. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists has a location quotient of 1.49 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, a gap of 0.80 from Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. BLS lists 18,030 jobs and a median of $102,170 per year, or $41,940 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive.
• 6. Management Analysts has a location quotient of 1.4 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, a gap of 0.71 from Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. BLS lists 16,930 jobs and a median of $126,340 per year, or $66,110 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive.
• 7. Accountants and Auditors has a location quotient of 1.14 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, a gap of 0.45 from Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. BLS lists 22,100 jobs and a median of $99,370 per year, or $39,140 above Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive.
• 8. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.1 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, a gap of 0.41 from Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. BLS lists 20,850 jobs and a median of $47,730 per year, or $12,500 below Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive.

What $60,230 may mean after the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.1. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 11.1% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $60,230 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive median by 111.1 divided by 100. The result is $54,196 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 151.3. Goods are 104.0. Utilities are 92.8. Other services are 106.8. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA row

The employment RSE for this Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive row is 3.9%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.3%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 15,780 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $61,610 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. It uses a Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $60,230 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive row for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 15,780 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.69 is not a growth score. Rank 4 of 392 is not a place score. The 111.1 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 43-6014 in BLS area 42660. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.