How much do Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants make in Kingston, NY?

Percentile spread

For Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $38,680 and the 90th percentile is $82,340. The difference is $43,660, which is 72.4% 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 $49,870 to the 75th at $76,830, covers $26,960.

The mean annual wage is $61,770, which sits above the median of $60,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kingston, NY median is 8.5% higher than the national median of $55,570 for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,856, which is 7.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.5% lower than the New York median of $72,230.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kingston, NY is 100.709, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants at $59,856 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

29 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. Kingston, NY ranks 8th of 30 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).).

• Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 28 miles away, with a median of $52,920 and employment of 310. That median is 12.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,363, against $59,856 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 60 miles away, with a median of $58,490 and employment of 400. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,745, against $59,856 here.
• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 66 miles away, with a median of $75,950 and employment of 260. That median is 26% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,072, against $59,856 here.