How much do Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants make in New Orleans-Metairie, LA?

Percentile spread

For Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $38,510 and the 90th percentile is $78,810. The difference is $40,300, which is 66.0% 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 $50,100 to the 75th at $77,980, covers $27,880.

The mean annual wage is $60,290, which sits below the median of $61,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is 9.8% higher than the national median of $55,570 for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,909, which is 18.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 27% higher than the Louisiana median of $48,050.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 92.597, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants at $65,909 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. New Orleans-Metairie, LA ranks 1st of 10 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).).

• Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 76 miles away, with a median of $38,910 and employment of 80. That median is 36.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,721, against $65,909 here.
• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 81 miles away, with a median of $45,890 and employment of 170. That median is 24.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,490, against $65,909 here.
• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 90 miles away, with a median of $42,320 and employment of 130. That median is 30.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,019, against $65,909 here.