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Administrative Assistant Salary & Career Guide

What 478 live Administrative Assistant postings ask for and pay: salary by years of experience, skills, education and the employers hiring.

Open roles
478
Employers
226
Remote
2%
Typical pay
$42k–83k
Verified live (7d)
416

Pay is advertised by 47% of these postings (224 of 478 in USD), so read it as what is offered rather than what is paid.

Pay by experience

Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD · pick a band to read the rest of this page for it

ExperienceMedianPostings
0–2 years$46k94
3–5 years$54k83

Skills in demand

Across 351 administrative assistant postings that named at least one skill

  • Microsoft Excel80%
  • Microsoft Outlook62%
  • Microsoft PowerPoint55%
  • Microsoft Word20%
  • Adobe Acrobat15%
  • Microsoft Visio10%
  • Microsoft SharePoint7.4%
  • Front Desk6.8%
  • Skype3.1%
  • Microsoft Office software2.0%

Experience asked for

Minimum years named in the posting · 362 postings stated one

0–2 years
55%
3–5 years
41%
6–9 years
2.5%
10+ years
1.9%

Work arrangement

Where the work is done · 145 postings stated one

Remote
4.8%
Hybrid
37%
On-site
58%

Education

The floor the posting sets · 264 postings stated one

High school
76%
Associate
7.6%
Bachelor's
16%
Master's
0.8%

Employment type

How the role is engaged · 262 postings stated one

Full-time
84%
Part-time
8.4%
Contract
7.2%
Internship
0.4%

Employers hiring for this

Currently open

All 478 open roles

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