How much do Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants make in Burlington-South Burlington, VT?

Percentile spread

For Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $46,570 and the 90th percentile is $74,090. The difference is $27,520, which is 53.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $48,560 to the 75th at $61,990, covers $13,430.

The mean annual wage is $56,310, which sits above the median of $51,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Burlington-South Burlington, VT median is 7.5% lower than the national median of $55,570 for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,907, which is 8.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.7% higher than the Vermont median of $49,090.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Burlington-South Burlington, VT is 100.949, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants at $50,907 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. Burlington-South Burlington, VT ranks 8th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Glens Falls, NY is 91 miles away, with a median of $50,340 and employment of 30. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,064, against $50,907 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 139 miles away, with a median of $58,490 and employment of 400. That median is 13.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,745, against $50,907 here.
• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 139 miles away, with a median of $69,720 and employment of 120. That median is 35.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,987, against $50,907 here.