Average Administrative Associate Salary

The top respondents for the job title Administrative Associate are from the companies Stanford University, University of Texas (UT) - Austin and Children's Hospital, Boston. Reported salaries are highest at Stanford University where the average pay is $61,828. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Children's Hospital, Boston and New York Life Insurance Company, earning around $49,500 and $48,317, respectively. University of Texas At San Antonio (UTSA) pays the lowest at around $28,779. University of Georgia (UGA) and University of Texas (UT) - Austin also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $30,169 and $36,577, respectively.

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

An entry-level Administrative Associate with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $38,827 based on 137 salaries. An early career Administrative Associate with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $40,610 based on 1,107 salaries. A mid-career Administrative Associate with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $43,703 based on 438 salaries. An experienced Administrative Associate with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $44,814 based on 443 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $45,678.

Employees with Administrative Associate in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 20.9% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Los Angeles, California (17.8% more) and New York, New York (15.4% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Austin, Texas (4.6% less).