Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary — Eugene, Oregon

The average Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Eugene, Oregon earns $57,980 a year.

$57,980 / year, mean
↓ 7.3% below national average 40th percentile in Oregon

Eugene sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Oregon — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's close to the national average for legal secretaries and administrative assistants — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Oregon

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
170
Estimate confidence
RSE 9.3%
Cost of living 102 #44 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2419 #180 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $459,366 #31 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $69,311 #112 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Eugene ranks #44 for cost of living and #31 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $90,530 San Francisco $89,030 New York $78,290 Los Angeles $76,580 Salinas $75,190 San Luis Obispo $73,240 Santa Maria $72,950 Santa Cruz $71,910 San Diego $71,040 Vallejo $70,810 Stockton $68,840 Richmond $68,480 Seattle $68,120 Santa Rosa $67,960 Lexington Park $67,050 Portland $66,890 Napa $66,720 Fresno $66,590 Oxnard $66,340 Chicago $64,840 Sacramento $64,800 Baltimore $63,360 Bend $62,810 Philadelphia $62,220 Detroit $62,210 Kingston $61,770 Riverside $61,490 Austin $61,370 Trenton $60,930 Bremerton $60,170 Albany $60,140 Midland $60,120 Charlottesville $59,180 Bellingham $59,070 Sarasota $58,780 Indianapolis $58,710 Kennewick $58,680 Miami $58,670 Ann Arbor $58,370 Medford $58,160 Eugene $57,980 Olympia $57,340 Atlantic City $57,110 Bakersfield $56,930 Lansing $56,790 Houston $56,490 Redding $56,290 Dover $55,990 Reading $55,950 Glens Falls $55,710 Springfield $55,550 Salem $55,520 Grand Rapids $55,340 Sebastian $54,900 Virginia Beach $54,890 Buffalo $54,860 Syracuse $54,850 College Station $54,750 Rochester $54,700 Spokane $54,640 Deltona $54,430 Longview $54,340 Tampa $54,300 Fort Myers $54,220 Allentown $54,200 Harrisburg $53,970 Champaign $53,860 Peoria $53,830 Jacksonville $53,810 Pensacola $53,740 Palm Bay $53,680 Vineland $53,660 Visalia $53,620 Tallahassee $53,480 Amarillo $53,430 Gainesville $53,400 Dallas $53,300 Traverse City $53,200 Kalamazoo $53,040 Kiryas Joel $53,020 Hagerstown $52,790 Roanoke $52,780 Elkhart $52,520 Yakima $52,510 York $52,450 Harrisonburg $52,340 Bloomington $52,110 Naples $52,080 Muskegon $51,570 Winchester $51,480 Orlando $51,200 Flint $51,130 Binghamton $50,980 Utica $50,960 Port St. Lucie $50,890 Rockford $50,850 South Bend $50,640 Lynchburg $50,570 Pittsburgh $50,530 Killeen $50,250 Lancaster $50,250 Beaumont $50,060 Waco $50,060 San Antonio $50,010 Corpus Christi $49,910 Evansville $49,830 Longview $49,740 Wenatchee $49,730 State College $49,540 Parkersburg $49,470 Fort Wayne $49,370 Abilene $49,360 Odessa $49,330 Wheeling $49,240 Lubbock $49,110 Charleston $49,060 Tyler $48,970 McAllen $48,960 Homosassa Springs $48,700 Niles $48,250 Saginaw $47,650 Lebanon $47,600 Bloomington $47,330 Chambersburg $47,290 El Paso $47,290 Terre Haute $47,010 Huntington $46,330 San Angelo $46,210 Brownsville $46,050 Lafayette $45,750 Louisville $45,630 Weirton $45,580 Ocala $45,480 Lexington $45,440 Laredo $45,350 Wichita Falls $44,830 Kokomo $44,370 Erie $44,020 Lakeland $43,740 Texarkana $43,610 Eagle Pass $42,390 Blacksburg $41,100 Bowling Green $40,380 Paducah $39,870 Owensboro $39,500 Elizabethtown $39,070
CityMean salaryvs. Eugene
Abilene, Texas$49,360-14.9%
Albany, New York$60,140+3.7%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$54,200-6.5%
Amarillo, Texas$53,430-7.8%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$58,370+0.7%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$57,110-1.5%
Austin, Texas$61,370+5.8%
Bakersfield, California$56,930-1.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$63,360+9.3%
Beaumont, Texas$50,060-13.7%
Bellingham, Washington$59,070+1.9%
Bend, Oregon$62,810+8.3%
Binghamton, New York$50,980-12.1%
Blacksburg, Virginia$41,100-29.1%
Bloomington, Illinois$52,110-10.1%
Bloomington, Indiana$47,330-18.4%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$40,380-30.4%
Bremerton, Washington$60,170+3.8%
Brownsville, Texas$46,050-20.6%
Buffalo, New York$54,860-5.4%
Fort Myers, Florida$54,220-6.5%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$47,290-18.4%
Champaign, Illinois$53,860-7.1%
Charleston, West Virginia$49,060-15.4%
Charlottesville, Virginia$59,180+2.1%
Chicago, Illinois$64,840+11.8%
College Station, Texas$54,750-5.6%
Corpus Christi, Texas$49,910-13.9%
Dallas, Texas$53,300-8.1%
Deltona, Florida$54,430-6.1%
Detroit, Michigan$62,210+7.3%
Dover, Delaware$55,990-3.4%
Eagle Pass, Texas$42,390-26.9%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$39,070-32.6%
Elkhart, Indiana$52,520-9.4%
El Paso, Texas$47,290-18.4%
Erie, Pennsylvania$44,020-24.1%
Evansville, Indiana$49,830-14.1%
Flint, Michigan$51,130-11.8%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$49,370-14.8%
Fresno, California$66,590+14.8%
Gainesville, Florida$53,400-7.9%
Glens Falls, New York$55,710-3.9%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$55,340-4.6%
Hagerstown, Maryland$52,790-9.0%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$53,970-6.9%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$52,340-9.7%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$48,700-16.0%
Houston, Texas$56,490-2.6%
Huntington, West Virginia$46,330-20.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$58,710+1.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$53,810-7.2%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$53,040-8.5%
Kennewick, Washington$58,680+1.2%
Killeen, Texas$50,250-13.3%
Kingston, New York$61,770+6.5%
Kiryas Joel, New York$53,020-8.6%
Kokomo, Indiana$44,370-23.5%
Lafayette, Indiana$45,750-21.1%
Lakeland, Florida$43,740-24.6%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$50,250-13.3%
Lansing, Michigan$56,790-2.1%
Laredo, Texas$45,350-21.8%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$47,600-17.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$45,440-21.6%
Lexington Park, Maryland$67,050+15.6%
Longview, Texas$49,740-14.2%
Longview, Washington$54,340-6.3%
Los Angeles, California$76,580+32.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$45,630-21.3%
Lubbock, Texas$49,110-15.3%
Lynchburg, Virginia$50,570-12.8%
McAllen, Texas$48,960-15.6%
Medford, Oregon$58,160+0.3%
Miami, Florida$58,670+1.2%
Midland, Texas$60,120+3.7%
Muskegon, Michigan$51,570-11.1%
Napa, California$66,720+15.1%
Naples, Florida$52,080-10.2%
New York, New York$78,290+35.0%
Niles, Michigan$48,250-16.8%
Sarasota, Florida$58,780+1.4%
Ocala, Florida$45,480-21.6%
Odessa, Texas$49,330-14.9%
Olympia, Washington$57,340-1.1%
Orlando, Florida$51,200-11.7%
Owensboro, Kentucky$39,500-31.9%
Oxnard, California$66,340+14.4%
Paducah, Kentucky$39,870-31.2%
Palm Bay, Florida$53,680-7.4%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$49,470-14.7%
Pensacola, Florida$53,740-7.3%
Peoria, Illinois$53,830-7.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$62,220+7.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$50,530-12.8%
Portland, Oregon$66,890+15.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$50,890-12.2%
Reading, Pennsylvania$55,950-3.5%
Redding, California$56,290-2.9%
Richmond, Virginia$68,480+18.1%
Riverside, California$61,490+6.1%
Roanoke, Virginia$52,780-9.0%
Rochester, New York$54,700-5.7%
Rockford, Illinois$50,850-12.3%
Sacramento, California$64,800+11.8%
Saginaw, Michigan$47,650-17.8%
Salem, Oregon$55,520-4.2%
Salinas, California$75,190+29.7%
San Angelo, Texas$46,210-20.3%
San Antonio, Texas$50,010-13.7%
San Diego, California$71,040+22.5%
San Francisco, California$89,030+53.6%
San Jose, California$90,530+56.1%
San Luis Obispo, California$73,240+26.3%
Santa Cruz, California$71,910+24.0%
Santa Maria, California$72,950+25.8%
Santa Rosa, California$67,960+17.2%
Seattle, Washington$68,120+17.5%
Sebastian, Florida$54,900-5.3%
South Bend, Indiana$50,640-12.7%
Spokane, Washington$54,640-5.8%
Springfield, Illinois$55,550-4.2%
State College, Pennsylvania$49,540-14.6%
Stockton, California$68,840+18.7%
Syracuse, New York$54,850-5.4%
Tallahassee, Florida$53,480-7.8%
Tampa, Florida$54,300-6.3%
Terre Haute, Indiana$47,010-18.9%
Texarkana, Texas$43,610-24.8%
Traverse City, Michigan$53,200-8.2%
Trenton, New Jersey$60,930+5.1%
Tyler, Texas$48,970-15.5%
Utica, New York$50,960-12.1%
Vallejo, California$70,810+22.1%
Vineland, New Jersey$53,660-7.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$54,890-5.3%
Visalia, California$53,620-7.5%
Waco, Texas$50,060-13.7%
Weirton, West Virginia$45,580-21.4%
Wenatchee, Washington$49,730-14.2%
Wheeling, West Virginia$49,240-15.1%
Wichita Falls, Texas$44,830-22.7%
Winchester, Virginia$51,480-11.2%
Yakima, Washington$52,510-9.4%
York, Pennsylvania$52,450-9.5%
Gross salary
57,980/yr
Estimated take-home
44,669/yr
Est. total withheld
23.0%

Single filer, federal + Oregon state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Eugene

These notes add local color around Eugene, Oregon: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 43-6012 SOC code
Official area Eugene-Springfield, OR BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 21660 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: or_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Springfield
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Oregon

Population (metro area)
382,628