Administrative Assistant Salaries in the United States
How much does a Administrative Assistant make in the United States?
Administrative Assistants earn $32,000 annually on average, or $15 per hour, which is 69% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Administrative Assistants work for The Nelrod Company at $206,000 annually while the lowest paid Administrative Assistants work for Roebling Bank earning approximately $15,000 each year.
Submit a Salary"A tad bit underpaid, but this is only because I haven't had the working experience necessary to demand higher pay for the position. I received a degree in the field, but working experience is almost just as important I found out upon graduating."
Posted 10 years ago in Columbus, OH
$33K Kelly Services' Average Administrative Assistant Salary (594 salaries)
+$1K (3%) more than national average Administrative Assistant salary ($32K)
+$3K (9%) more than average Kelly Services salary ($30K)
+$3K (8%) more than average Kelly Services Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
"It's hard to find an honest corporation who cares for the employees, but after working at Kelly Services for close to 1 year, I'd recommend them to anybody."
-$8K (27%) less than average Kelly Services Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
"I'm not used to performing as an admin assistant, but I felt the pay was very fair considering the job duties."
-$3K (9%) less than average Kelly Services Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
$32K Apria Healthcare's Average Administrative Assistant Salary (11 salaries)
Equal to national average Administrative Assistant salary ($32K)
-$10K (27%) less than average Apria Healthcare salary ($42K)
+$48K (85%) more than average Apria Healthcare Administrative Assistant salary ($32K)
"So happy with it. can't find a company who is supporting their staff."
+$23K (52%) more than average Apria Healthcare Administrative Assistant salary ($32K)
"Gave me all I need! Can't find another company now like this!"
-$2K (6%) less than average Apria Healthcare Administrative Assistant salary ($32K)
$32K Dantech Corporation Inc.'s Average Administrative Assistant Salary (2 salaries)
Equal to national average Administrative Assistant salary ($32K)
Equal to average Dantech Corporation Inc. salary ($32K)
+$1K (3%) more than average Dantech Corporation Inc. Administrative Assistant salary ($32K)
"The salary offered by the company was satisfactory for the responsibilities I had. It was neither exceptional nor disappointing."
-$2K (6%) less than average Dantech Corporation Inc. Administrative Assistant salary ($32K)
"I honestly wasn't paid well enough, and the growth prospects were terrible too."
$33K Adecco's Average Administrative Assistant Salary (446 salaries)
+$1K (3%) more than national average Administrative Assistant salary ($32K)
+$2K (6%) more than average Adecco salary ($31K)
+$9K (24%) more than average Adecco Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
"For the position of Administrative Assistant I believe the pay grade was lower than normal but it was spot on for Leveling Coordinator."
Equal to average Adecco Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
-$11K (40%) less than average Adecco Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
$33K Robert Half's Average Administrative Assistant Salary (194 salaries)
+$1K (3%) more than national average Administrative Assistant salary ($32K)
-$17K (40%) less than average Robert Half salary ($50K)
-$2K (6%) less than average Robert Half Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
"Good pay!"
-$3K (9%) less than average Robert Half Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
-$3K (9%) less than average Robert Half Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
$33K Wells Fargo's Average Administrative Assistant Salary (165 salaries)
+$1K (3%) more than national average Administrative Assistant salary ($32K)
-$16K (39%) less than average Wells Fargo salary ($49K)
+$30K (62%) more than average Wells Fargo Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
"As I was a contractor, I know that full time employees earn more than that, so I was underpaid since my contact agency received their share of my contact."
+$27K (58%) more than average Wells Fargo Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
+$8K (21%) more than average Wells Fargo Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
$33K UCLA's Average Administrative Assistant Salary (123 salaries)
+$1K (3%) more than national average Administrative Assistant salary ($32K)
-$7K (19%) less than average UCLA salary ($40K)
-$4K (12%) less than average UCLA Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
"I was paid a very low amount of money compared to my coworkers. This was because I was still a student, even though I was doing twice as much work as everyone else in the practice."
-$3K (9%) less than average UCLA Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
-$11K (40%) less than average UCLA Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
$33K Corestaff Services' Average Administrative Assistant Salary (87 salaries)
+$1K (3%) more than national average Administrative Assistant salary ($32K)
-$2K (5%) less than average Corestaff Services salary ($35K)
+$7K (19%) more than average Corestaff Services Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
"I'm being underpaid as my last "real" job was $24.76/hour."
-$13K (49%) less than average Corestaff Services Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
-$1K (3%) less than average Corestaff Services Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
$33K FedEx's Average Administrative Assistant Salary (83 salaries)
+$1K (3%) more than national average Administrative Assistant salary ($32K)
-$2K (5%) less than average FedEx salary ($35K)
+$24K (53%) more than average FedEx Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
"My salary was very competitive with similar positions in the area.
When I started with Kinko’s, I was working in the call center earning $22,300 yearly. Shortly after my position changed to Administration Assistant and my salary jumped to $31,000 yearly.
I knew if I were to make Manager of the Customer Service Department I would be earning $55,000 yearly.
Again, my company was well over the salaries of our competitors."
-$3K (9%) less than average FedEx Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
+$17K (40%) more than average FedEx Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
$33K State Farm Insurance's Average Administrative Assistant Salary (64 salaries)
+$1K (3%) more than national average Administrative Assistant salary ($32K)
-$3K (8%) less than average State Farm Insurance salary ($36K)
-$3K (9%) less than average State Farm Insurance Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
-$3K (9%) less than average State Farm Insurance Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
+$8K (21%) more than average State Farm Insurance Administrative Assistant salary ($33K)
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