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Administrative Assistant Salary & Career Guide

What 453 live Administrative Assistant postings ask for and pay: salary by years of experience, skills, education and the employers hiring.

Open roles
453
Employers
219
Remote
2%
Typical pay
$42k–84k
Verified live (7d)
393

Pay is advertised by 47% of these postings (213 of 453 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$46k88
3–5 years$54k81

Skills in demand

Across 334 administrative assistant postings that named at least one skill

  • Microsoft Excel81%
  • Microsoft Outlook63%
  • Microsoft PowerPoint57%
  • Microsoft Word19%
  • Adobe Acrobat15%
  • Microsoft Visio11%
  • Microsoft SharePoint7.5%
  • Front Desk6.9%
  • Skype3.3%
  • Microsoft Office software2.1%

Experience asked for

Minimum years named in the posting · 340 postings stated one

0–2 years
54%
3–5 years
43%
6–9 years
2.4%
10+ years
1.2%

Work arrangement

Where the work is done · 140 postings stated one

Remote
5.0%
Hybrid
39%
On-site
56%

Education

The floor the posting sets · 250 postings stated one

High school
75%
Associate
7.6%
Bachelor's
16%
Master's
0.8%

Employment type

How the role is engaged · 249 postings stated one

Full-time
84%
Part-time
8.0%
Contract
7.6%

Employers hiring for this

Currently open

All 453 open roles

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