Fort Wayne, IN · SOC 43-6014

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the Fort Wayne Metro

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

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Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Fort Wayne, IN BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$44,820

per year in the Fort Wayne metro

6% below

National Median

$47,540

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$21.55/hr

median hourly

Employment

1,340

jobs in the Fort Wayne metro

The Fort Wayne pay distribution spans from $29,990 at the 10th percentile to $59,170 at the 90th, a 2.0× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $36,650 and the 75th at $49,910, so half of Fort Wayne-based secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Fort Wayne, IN covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide IN estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.

Salary Range in the Fort Wayne Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$29,990
25th$36,650
Median$44,820
75th$49,910
90th$59,170

Top Paying Jobs in Fort Wayne

1. Physicians, All Other $388,320 2. Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). $225,750 3. Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). $213,720 4. Dentists, General $183,590 5. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $159,620 6. Pharmacists $152,530 7. Marketing Managers $140,270 8. Computer and Information Systems Managers $138,350 9. Architectural and Engineering Managers $134,010 10. Physician Assistants $131,400

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.

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How much do Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive make in the Fort Wayne metro area?

How much do Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive make in the Fort Wayne metro area? ▼
The median annual salary for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Fort Wayne, IN is $44,820 ($21.55/hour). The salary range spans from $29,990 at the 10th percentile to $59,170 at the 90th percentile.
How does Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in the Fort Wayne metro compare nationally? ▼
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Fort Wayne, IN is 6% below the national median of $47,540. There are approximately 1,340 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive jobs in this metro area.

Last updated: May 2025 (BLS OEWS annual release). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS data for the full Fort Wayne, IN wage area. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.