How much do Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants make in Waterbury-Shelton, CT?

Percentile spread

For Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $51,680 and the 90th percentile is $76,710. The difference is $25,030, which is 45.6% 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 $51,680 to the 75th at $54,900, covers $3,220.

The mean annual wage is $57,620, which sits above the median of $54,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waterbury-Shelton, CT median is 1.2% lower than the national median of $55,570 for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,022, which is 1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.1% lower than the Connecticut median of $66,220.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 99.778, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $54,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants at $55,022 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. Waterbury-Shelton, CT ranks 15th of 25 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).).

• New Haven, CT is 20 miles away, with a median of $67,290 and employment of 160. That median is 22.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,356, against $55,022 here.
• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 24 miles away, with a median of $75,950 and employment of 260. That median is 38.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,072, against $55,022 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $74,790 and employment of 470. That median is 36.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,791, against $55,022 here.