Hourly Rate for Office Assistant Jobs

Updated: 11 Feb 2012

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	National Hourly Rate Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	C$0	C$10	C$20	C$30
Hourly Rate	C$10.19 - C$17.98
Overtime	C$1.47 - C$29.54

	National Annualized Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	C$0	C$20K	C$40K	C$60K
Bonus	C$0.00 - C$2,424
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	C$21,491 - C$39,432
Country: Canada \| Currency: CAD \| Updated: 11 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 356

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Job Listings for Office Assistant Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 18	Office administrative assistant	Liu & Associates LLP	Edmonton, Alberta
	Accounting firm requires administrative assistant who is proficient in Excel, Word, MS Office, and Quickbooks. Knowledge of other accounting software is an... Indeed
Jan 21	Medical Office Assistants	OfficeTeam	Vaughan, Ontario
	job title – Medical Office Assistant – in the subject... we have ongoing needs for Medical Office Assistants to support various medical office environments in the... Indeed
Jan 22	Office Manager - Accounting Assistant	Robert Half Finance & Accounting	Ottawa, Ontario
	Office Manager - Accounting Assistant Post Date: 01... travel, ordering office supplies, and helping with general accounting. Ensuring the office is running... Indeed
Jan 19	Administrative Assistant, Executive Office Operations	altisHR	Ontario
	Administrative Assistant, Executive Office Operations... client is seeking an Administrative Assistant to support their office located at Don Mills and York Mills... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Office Assistant Jobs

Popular Industries

Hourly Rate


Construction	C$11.05 - C$18.65
Auto/Car Dealership	C$10.28 - C$17.42
Law Firm / Law Office	C$10.73 - C$19.32
Retail/Wholesale Distribution	C$10.51 - C$18.37
Customer Service Solutions / CRM	C$10.25 - C$17.56

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Hourly Rate

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Key Statistics for Office Assistant Jobs

Gender

	Female 90%			Male 10%
Hourly Rate:	C$11.90 - C$15.49			C$12.00 - C$18.28

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

54%

5-9 years

19%

10-19 years

13%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Hourly Rate


Bachelor's Degree	C$10.52 - C$18.21
Associate's Degree	Not enough data
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology	Not enough data
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science (PolySci)	Not enough data
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics	Not enough data

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 53%		Dental: 48%
	Vision: 34%		None: 45%

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Career Path for Office Assistant Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Office Assistant

Salary Range

C$21,491 - C$39,432

	Customer Service Representative (CSR) C$22,050 - C$44,730
	Receptionist C$20,927 - C$37,643
	Retail Sales Associate C$18,198 - C$32,900

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Office Assistant

Salary Range

C$21,491 - C$39,432

	Administrative Assistant C$24,497 - C$45,706
	Office Administrator C$26,200 - C$50,542
	Administrative / Office Manager C$27,228 - C$59,349

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Salary Map for Office Assistant Jobs

Highest Hourly Rates By City for Office Assistant Jobs

Top Cities by Popularity for Office Assistant Jobs

Highest Hourly Rates By City

Top Cities by Popularity

Highest Hourly Rates By City

1. Calgary, Alberta

2. Victoria, British Columbia

3. Kelowna, British Columbia

4. Edmonton, Alberta

5. Surrey, British Columbia

6. Toronto, Ontario

7. Vancouver, British Columbia

8. Winnipeg, Manitoba

9. Montreal, Québec

Office Assistant Job Description

People with the job title Office Assistant typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

Operate telephone business systems equipment or switchboards to relay incoming, outgoing, and interoffice calls. May supply information to callers and record messages.

File Clerks

File correspondence, cards, invoices, receipts, and other records in alphabetical or numerical order or according to the filing system used. Locate and remove material from file when requested.

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