Georgia / Administrative Services, Department Of / Legal Secretary 3
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
3 employees hold this title in Administrative Services, Department Of. Median total compensation for the role is $60,190, below the department median of $66,560.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants — about 3,260 people — is $48,460. Administrative Services, Department Of pays a median base salary of $55,697 for this role, 15% above that figure — about the 65th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Administrative Services, Department Of’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants — about 156,280 people — is $55,570. Administrative Services, Department Of’s median base salary is in line withthat national figure, about the 50th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Georgia range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Administrative Services, Department Of is $55,697, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Legal Secretary 3 is held in 6 Georgia departments. In Administrative Services, Department Of, the median of $60,190 ranks #2 of 6.
Median total compensation for the Legal Secretary 3 role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $33,511 ranks #18 of 21. See Legal Secretary across all of Georgia →
Median total compensation for comparable Legal Secretary roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Legal Secretary 3/Administrative Services, Department Of
At Administrative Services, Department Of, Delores Waters serves as a Legal Secretary 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $61,468.
Legal Secretary 3/Administrative Services, Department Of
At Administrative Services, Department Of, Kristan Moses serves as a Legal Secretary 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $60,190.
Legal Secretary 3/Administrative Services, Department Of
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At Administrative Services, Department Of, Chelsea Unschuld serves as a Legal Secretary 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $33,962.