Compared with the local labor market
Legal Secretary 2 pay vs. Georgia
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants — about 3,260 people — is $48,460. Prosecuting Attorneys' Council pays a median base salary of $59,125 for this role, 22% above that figure — about the 72nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Prosecuting Attorneys' Council sits in the local pay range
$35,650
$40,990
$48,460
$60,830
$72,030
Prosecuting Attorneys' Council median · $59,125
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 Prosecuting Attorneys' Council’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. Prosecuting Attorneys' Council’s median base salary is 6% above that national figure, about the 55th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$36,500
$44,450
$55,570
$71,970
$91,730
Prosecuting Attorneys' Council median · $59,125
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 Prosecuting Attorneys' Council is $59,125, 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 jurisdictions
Legal Secretary beyond Georgia
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 →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Legal Secretaryroles 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.