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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI is $45,020. BLS estimates approximately 520 people work in this occupation in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI. Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI is 5.3% below the national median ($47,540).

Median salary
$45,020
Average salary
$46,100
Median hourly
$21.64
Employment
520

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$33,680$16.19
25th percentile$38,670$18.59
Median (50th)$45,020$21.64
75th percentile$51,900$24.95
90th percentile$60,940$29.30

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 0.8% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 4.7% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
8.368
Location quotient
0.76

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI’s regional price level is below the national average (index 92.519, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $48,660 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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