How much do Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants make in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL?

Percentile spread

For Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $37,370 and the 90th percentile is $75,310. The difference is $37,940, which is 79.0% 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 $44,940 to the 75th at $62,920, covers $17,980.

The mean annual wage is $54,220, which sits above the median of $48,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL median is 13.6% lower than the national median of $55,570 for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,898, which is 15.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.1% lower than the Florida median of $48,510.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 102.349, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants at $46,898 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL ranks 6th of 13 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).).

• Naples-Marco Island, FL is 47 miles away, with a median of $49,920 and employment of 370. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,372, against $46,898 here.
• North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 59 miles away, with a median of $58,290 and employment of 280. That median is 21.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,914, against $46,898 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 98 miles away, with a median of $38,150 and employment of 160. That median is 20.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,273, against $46,898 here.