How does St. Louis pay compare to the US median for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive?

Local median pay is 2.8% below the national OEWS median of $47,540.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for St. Louis is 95.1 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $46,200 has about the same purchasing power as $48,580 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, St. Louis

$46,200

BLS OEWS median annual wage in St. Louis, MO-IL. Middle half of wages roughly $38,200 to $53,550.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: −2.8%
US median: $47,540
Metro RPP: 95.1
Middle half: $38,200 to $53,550
OEWS employment: 15,000
SOC: 43-6014

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in St. Louis pay a median $46,200 (May 2025), 2.8% below the US median of $47,540. At local prices (RPP 95.1), that median buys about what $48,580 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$46,200 in St. Louis buys about what $48,580 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 95.1, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 79 vs all-items 95.1 (US = 100, 2024).

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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
St. Louis	$46,200	$38,200 to $53,550	95.1
Cincinnati	$47,850	$40,470 to $57,920	95.4
San Francisco	$62,110	$51,700 to $77,660	115.6
Tulsa	$40,700	$33,870 to $50,550	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in St. Louis?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in St. Louis, MO-IL is $46,200.
How does St. Louis pay compare to the US median for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive?: Local median pay is 2.8% below the national OEWS median of $47,540.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for St. Louis is 95.1 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $46,200 has about the same purchasing power as $48,580 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.