▲14%
The average hourly pay for a Mid-Career Administrative Assistant with Typing skills in San Diego, California is $17.00.
10%
$12.82
MEDIAN
$17
90%
$21.47
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Popular Skills for Administrative Assistant
Avg. Hourly Rate
Popularity
84 responses
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Data Entry
$17
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Skills in Office Administration, Microsoft Office, Data Entry and Microsoft Excel are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Customer Service.
Pay by Experience Level for Administrative Assistant
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 $14.91 based on 6 salaries. An early career Administrative Assistant with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $15.27 based on 43 salaries. An experienced Administrative Assistant with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $18.87 based on 18 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $18.
Pay Difference by Location
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Employees with Administrative Assistant in their job title in New York, New York earn an average of 14.1% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in San Francisco, California (11.8% more) and Chicago, Illinois (4.4% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Atlanta, Georgia (9.8% less), Houston, Texas (9.4% less) and Los Angeles, California (6.4% less).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 78 survey responses.
Entry Level
7.7%
Early Career
55.1%
Experienced
23.1%
Late Career
14.1%
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