Hourly Rate for Office Assistant Jobs

Updated: 6 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. )	$0	$8	$16	$24
Hourly Rate	$8.40 - $15.78
Overtime	$11.27 - $23.85

	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. )	$0	$16K	$32K	$48K
Bonus	$0.00 - $2,017
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). )	$17,949 - $36,542
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 6 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 2,631

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Job Listings for Office Assistant Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 21	Part-time Office Assistant	The Suburban Group	Massachusetts
	Office Assistant - needed for all sorts of administrative tasks: reception, assembling marketing packets, monitoring and ordering supplies, faxing, scanning... Indeed
Jan 02	Office Manager/ Administrative Assistant	The Armada Group	Santa Cruz, California
	Office Manager to support our corporate office... of a ~ 20 person corporate office. Responsibilities will include a variety of office support functions;... Indeed
Jan 19	SALES REP/ OFFICE ASSISTANT	Bonds Complete Communications	Belleview, FL
	SALES REP/OFFICE ASSISTANT FOR LOCAL SATELLITE RETAILER. DUTIES TO INCLUDE: RUN LOCAL STOREFRONT LOCATED... KEEPING STOREFRONT AND OFFICE ORGANIZED AND CLEAN... Indeed
Jan 24	Office Assistant	Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation	Alaska
	With Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation in Bethel, Alaska, you’ll serve the over 50 rural communities in the Yukon Delta Region who come to us for care. You’ll... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Office Assistant Jobs

Popular Employers

Hourly Rate


Food Lion Inc.	$7.38 - $9.12
City of Dallas	$12.70 - $17.35
State Farm Insurance Company	$8.13 - $12.15
Kmart Corporation	$7.78 - $10.21
Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES)	Not enough data

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Popular Industries

Hourly Rate


Education, College/University	$7.93 - $16.35
Law Firm / Law Office	$8.83 - $16.61
Medical Office	$7.93 - $14.88
Construction	$8.63 - $18.40
Healthcare	$9.00 - $16.49

Key Statistics for Office Assistant Jobs

Gender

	Female 87%			Male 13%
Hourly Rate:	$9.85 - $13.81			$9.21 - $13.95

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

51%

5-9 years

22%

10-19 years

16%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Hourly Rate


Bachelor's Degree	$8.47 - $16.12
Associate's Degree	$8.52 - $15.51
High School Diploma	$7.30 - $13.91
GED or High School Diploma	$7.30 - $13.91
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology	$9.38 - $18.38

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 54%		Dental: 40%
	Vision: 28%		None: 44%

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Career Path for Office Assistant Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Office Assistant

Salary Range

$17,949 - $36,542

	Customer Service Representative (CSR) $19,294 - $42,606
	Receptionist $17,090 - $34,262
	Office Clerk, General $17,240 - $36,580

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Office Assistant

Salary Range

$17,949 - $36,542

	Administrative Assistant $21,032 - $43,801
	Administrative / Office Manager $23,357 - $54,875
	Office Manager $23,764 - $58,061

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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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