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Administrative Assistant salary: median $42,500 a year

Administrative Assistant listings that state pay run from $37,500 to $52,000 for the middle half, based on 419 current job listings. 1,492 administrative assistant roles are open now.

Administrative Assistant pay range

From 419 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$37,500
Median
$42,500
Upper quarter
$52,000

Do AI skills change administrative assistant pay?

For Administration roles in general, as of November 9, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for administrative assistant alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Administration listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise a median $110,000, against $77,500 for those that never mention AI (+41.9%). That raw gap is not matched on level or industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$110,000
median, from 71 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$77,500
median, from 267 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

See the AI-skill pay table for every function · Check your own pay against these listings

More pay data: Administration pay by level, skills that pay more and pay by employer size.

Administrative Assistant salary by state

States with at least 8 listings that state pay.

Between jobs? Unemployment benefits and severance rules in these states, or in every state.

Open administrative assistant jobs

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Administrative Assistant salary questions

How much does a administrative assistant make?
Among 419 open administrative assistant listings that state pay, the median is $42,500 a year, and half of listings fall between $37,500 and $52,000.
Where does this administrative assistant pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays administrative assistants the most?
Of the states with enough listings, Illinois has the highest median listed pay at $55,000.

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