Average Administrative Assistant with Office Administration Skills Hourly Pay

The top respondents for the job title Administrative Assistant are from the companies DaVita Inc., Keller Williams Realty, Inc. and Century 21. Reported salaries are highest at United Parcel Service (UPS), Inc. where the average pay is $17.13. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include DaVita Inc. and Sodexo, Inc., earning around $17.06 and $15.17, respectively. Coldwell Banker pays the lowest at around $13.40. Century 21 and Keller Williams Realty, Inc. also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $13.92 and $14.40, respectively.

Skills in Microsoft Office and Scheduling are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Microsoft Excel, Data Entry and Customer Service.

An entry-level Administrative Assistant with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $14.23 based on 937 salaries. An early career Administrative Assistant with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $14.96 based on 13,325 salaries. A mid-career Administrative Assistant with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $15.91 based on 7,559 salaries. An experienced Administrative Assistant with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $16.96 based on 8,208 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $18.

Employees with Administrative Assistant in their job title in Seattle, Washington earn an average of 20.1% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in New York, New York (15.3% more) and Chicago, Illinois (11.8% more).