What are the main factors that influence an Adminisrative Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Adminisrative Assistant?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Adminisrative Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Adminisrative Assistant's salary?

An Adminisrative Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $49,566 for beginners, reaching about $52,787 at mid-level, and approach $57,462 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Adminisrative Assistant?

Adminisrative Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adminisrative Assistant roles are District of Columbia $60,705, California $60,475, Massachusetts $59,669. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Adminisrative Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Adminisrative Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Physician Assistant - Cardiology: $121,531; Physician Assistant - Clinic: $121,531; Pathology Assistant: $79,192; Telemedicine Assistant: $76,620; Assistant: $57,378.

Adminisrative Assistant Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Adminisrative Assistant make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adminisrative Assistant in Wisconsin is $53,934 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

However, an Adminisrative Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $66,067
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,684 to $60,285
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,905

10% $43,905

50% (Median) $53,934

90% $66,067

Adminisrative Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,285	$5,024	$1,159	$29
Average	$53,934	$4,495	$1,037	$26
25th Percentile	$48,684	$4,057	$936	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Adminisrative Assistant Salaries

An Adminisrative Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Adminisrative Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adminisrative Assistant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $49,566
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,967
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $52,787
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $55,963
Expert (over 8 years): $57,462

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adminisrative Assistant	less than 1 year	$49,566
Early Career Level Adminisrative Assistant	1-2 years	$49,967
Mid-Level Level Adminisrative Assistant	2-4 years	$52,787
Senior-Level Level Adminisrative Assistant	5-8 years	$55,963
Expert Level Adminisrative Assistant	over 8 years	$57,462

How Do Adminisrative Assistant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Adminisrative Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,705.
California: $60,475.
Massachusetts: $59,669.

District of Columbia $60,705 California $60,475 Massachusetts $59,669 Washington $59,450 New Jersey $59,428 Alaska $59,351 Connecticut $58,594 New York $58,287

Hawaii $57,306 Rhode Island $56,845 Maryland $56,533 Minnesota $56,105 Colorado $55,941 Illinois $55,886 Oregon $55,678 Delaware $55,524

New Hampshire $55,428 Virginia $55,212 Pennsylvania $54,581 Nevada $54,263 North Dakota $54,159 Michigan $53,994 Wisconsin $53,934 Vermont $53,813

Texas $53,479 Maine $53,457 Arizona $53,424 Ohio $53,386 Georgia $52,881 Indiana $52,629 Wyoming $52,580 Utah $52,503

Iowa $52,470 Kansas $52,207 Louisiana $52,130 North Carolina $52,103 Missouri $52,092 Florida $51,878 Montana $51,763 Nebraska $51,653

Kentucky $51,593 South Carolina $51,374 Tennessee $51,237 Idaho $51,182 New Mexico $50,782 Oklahoma $50,694 Alabama $50,370 South Dakota $49,828

Arkansas $49,531 West Virginia $49,372 Mississippi $48,895

Top Paying Cities for Adminisrative Assistant

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Green Lake: $52,463
Greenville: $52,961
Hancock: $51,998

Green Lake, WI $52,463

Greenville, WI $52,961

Hancock, WI $51,998

Hortonville, WI $52,850

Iola, WI $52,229

King, WI $52,629

Larsen, WI $52,753

Leopolis, WI $52,164

Manawa, WI $52,423

Marion, WI $52,261

Menasha, WI $53,005

Neenah, WI $52,908

Neshkoro, WI $52,274

New London, WI $52,632

Ogdensburg, WI $52,305

Omro, WI $52,563

Pickett, WI $52,607

Pine River, WI $52,403

Plainfield, WI $52,095

Poy Sippi, WI $52,440

Princeton, WI $52,337

Readfield, WI $52,700

Redgranite, WI $52,454

Ripon, WI $52,555

Rosendale, WI $52,581

Saxeville, WI $52,346

Scandinavia, WI $52,271

Tilleda, WI $52,085

Van Dyne, WI $52,647

Waukau, WI $52,555

Waupaca, WI $52,414

Wautoma, WI $52,292

Weyauwega, WI $52,504

Wild Rose, WI $52,308

Winnebago, WI $52,767

Winneconne, WI $52,645

Wilson, WI $53,508

Boyd, WI $52,122

Cadott, WI $52,159

Chetek, WI $52,018

Chippewa Falls, WI $52,271

Colfax, WI $52,208

Conrath, WI $51,913

Cornell, WI $52,047

Dallas, WI $52,317

Downing, WI $53,257

Downsville, WI $52,870

Durand, WI $52,819

Eau Galle, WI $52,703

Eleva, WI $52,328

Elk Mound, WI $52,212

Elmwood, WI $53,209

Fairchild, WI $52,264

Fall Creek, WI $52,295

Gilmanton, WI $52,566

Holcombe, WI $51,958

Humbird, WI $52,206

Independence, WI $52,414

Jim Falls, WI $52,091

Knapp, WI $53,229

Maiden Rock, WI $53,294

Menomonie, WI $52,820

Merrillan, WI $52,134

Mondovi, WI $52,433

Nelson, WI $53,059

New Auburn, WI $51,998

Osseo, WI $52,450

Pepin, WI $53,477

Pigeon Falls, WI $52,567

Plum City, WI $53,222

Prairie Farm, WI $52,768

Ridgeland, WI $52,486

Rock Falls, WI $52,234

Sand Creek, WI $52,026

Sheldon, WI $51,891

Spring Valley, WI $53,544

Stanley, WI $52,136

Stockholm, WI $53,602

Strum, WI $52,415

Thorp, WI $52,111

Wheeler, WI $52,600

Whitehall, WI $52,347

Spooner, WI $51,875

Almena, WI $52,601

Ashland, WI $51,823

Balsam Lake, WI $53,459

Barron, WI $52,271

Barronett, WI $51,897

Bayfield, WI $51,824

Benoit, WI $51,748

Birchwood, WI $51,804

Brill, WI $52,021

Bruce, WI $51,863

Brule, WI $52,307

Cable, WI $51,642

Cameron, WI $52,034

Centuria, WI $53,752

Comstock, WI $52,744

Cornucopia, WI $51,893

Couderay, WI $51,669

Cumberland, WI $52,356

Danbury, WI $52,185

Drummond, WI $51,796

Edgewater, WI $51,774

Exeland, WI $51,707

Foxboro, WI $52,493

Frederic, WI $52,646

Gordon, WI $52,057

Grand View, WI $51,691

Grantsburg, WI $52,966

Haugen, WI $52,077

Hawthorne, WI $52,479

Hayward, WI $51,707

Herbster, WI $51,964

Hertel, WI $51,889

High Bridge, WI $51,745

Iron River, WI $52,117

Ladysmith, WI $51,868

Lake Nebagamon, WI $52,363

La Pointe, WI $51,736

Luck, WI $53,256

Maple, WI $52,486

Marengo, WI $51,724

Mason, WI $51,731

Mikana, WI $52,015

Milltown, WI $53,478

Minong, WI $52,034

Odanah, WI $51,941

Ojibwa, WI $51,618

Glidden, WI $51,637

Harshaw, WI $51,876

Hawkins, WI $51,778

Hazelhurst, WI $51,885

Heafford Junction, WI $51,929

Hurley, WI $51,780

Iron Belt, WI $51,684

Kennan, WI $51,786

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $51,871

Lake Tomahawk, WI $51,900

Land O Lakes, WI $51,830

Laona, WI $51,859

Long Lake, WI $51,717

Mc Naughton, WI $51,906

Manitowish Waters, WI $51,827

Mellen, WI $51,658

Mercer, WI $51,735

Minocqua, WI $51,925

Montreal, WI $51,794

Park Falls, WI $51,774

Phelps, WI $51,830

Phillips, WI $51,797

Prentice, WI $51,837

Presque Isle, WI $51,805

Saint Germain, WI $51,936

Saxon, WI $51,704

Sayner, WI $51,865

Star Lake, WI $51,730

Three Lakes, WI $51,875

Tony, WI $51,861

Tripoli, WI $51,749

Upson, WI $51,530

Wabeno, WI $51,863

Woodruff, WI $51,947

La Crosse, WI $51,582

Alma, WI $52,896

Alma Center, WI $52,199

Arcadia, WI $52,390

Arkdale, WI $52,001

Bangor, WI $51,695

Black River Falls, WI $52,029

Blair, WI $52,187

Camp Douglas, WI $52,078

Cashton, WI $51,751

Cataract, WI $51,834

Chaseburg, WI $51,667

Cochrane, WI $52,805

Coon Valley, WI $51,646

De Soto, WI $51,756

Dodge, WI $52,243

Eastman, WI $51,903

Ettrick, WI $51,856

Ferryville, WI $51,841

Fountain City, WI $52,577

Galesville, WI $52,013

Gays Mills, WI $52,003

Genoa, WI $51,705

Hillsboro, WI $52,188

Hixton, WI $52,198

Holmen, WI $51,702

Hustler, WI $52,268

Kendall, WI $52,124

La Farge, WI $52,044

Lynxville, WI $51,908

Mather, WI $52,015

Melrose, WI $51,846

Millston, WI $51,904

Mindoro, WI $51,739

Mount Sterling, WI $52,089

Necedah, WI $52,021

Norwalk, WI $51,812

Oakdale, WI $52,080

Onalaska, WI $51,621

Ontario, WI $52,039

Readstown, WI $51,985

Rockland, WI $51,685

Seneca, WI $52,140

Soldiers Grove, WI $52,042

Sparta, WI $51,793

Steuben, WI $51,997

Stoddard, WI $51,624

Taylor, WI $52,085

Tomah, WI $52,107

Trempealeau, WI $52,007

Palmyra, WI $53,182

Tunnel City, WI $52,081

Viola, WI $52,077

Viroqua, WI $51,752

Warrens, WI $52,000

Westby, WI $51,726

West Salem, WI $51,648

Wilton, WI $52,078

Eau Claire, WI $52,414

Altoona, WI $52,486

Arkansaw, WI $53,036

Augusta, WI $52,283

Bay City, WI $53,518

Bloomer, WI $52,103

Boyceville, WI $52,925

Glen Flora, WI $51,776

Wales, WI $53,910

Bagley, WI $51,912

Beetown, WI $51,964

Benton, WI $52,169

Bloomington, WI $51,973

Boscobel, WI $52,085

Cassville, WI $51,912

Cuba City, WI $52,077

Dickeyville, WI $52,120

Fennimore, WI $52,148

Glen Haven, WI $51,883

Hazel Green, WI $51,992

Kieler, WI $52,135

Lancaster, WI $52,029

Mount Hope, WI $51,965

Patch Grove, WI $52,153

Platteville, WI $52,250

Potosi, WI $51,926

Prairie Du Chien, WI $52,039

Sinsinawa, WI $51,971

Stitzer, WI $52,131

Wauzeka, WI $51,991

Woodman, WI $51,934

Portage, WI $53,078

Adams, WI $52,240

Arlington, WI $53,614

Baraboo, WI $53,082

Beaver Dam, WI $53,034

Brandon, WI $52,470

Briggsville, WI $52,748

Burnett, WI $52,676

Cambria, WI $53,004

Cazenovia, WI $52,283

Columbus, WI $53,452

Dalton, WI $52,702

Dellwood, WI $52,064

Doylestown, WI $53,369

Elroy, WI $52,139

Endeavor, WI $52,681

Fairwater, WI $52,572

Fall River, WI $53,301

Fox Lake, WI $52,773

Friendship, WI $52,083

Friesland, WI $52,936

Grand Marsh, WI $52,264

Hillpoint, WI $52,589

Kingston, WI $52,751

Lake Delton, WI $52,887

La Valle, WI $52,356

Lime Ridge, WI $52,551

Loganville, WI $52,710

Lyndon Station, WI $52,426

Markesan, WI $52,497

Marquette, WI $52,678

Mauston, WI $52,228

Montello, WI $52,495

New Lisbon, WI $52,084

North Freedom, WI $53,108

Oxford, WI $52,504

Packwaukee, WI $52,713

Pardeeville, WI $53,109

Poynette, WI $53,446

Randolph, WI $53,002

Reedsburg, WI $52,694

Rio, WI $53,389

Rock Springs, WI $52,764

Union Center, WI $52,375

Waupun, WI $52,579

Westfield, WI $52,252

Wisconsin Dells, WI $52,670

Wonewoc, WI $52,177

Wyocena, WI $53,229

Amery, WI $53,766

Baldwin, WI $54,089

Beldenville, WI $53,989

Clayton, WI $53,062

Clear Lake, WI $53,489

Cushing, WI $53,584

Deer Park, WI $53,874

Dresser, WI $54,237

East Ellsworth, WI $53,852

Ellsworth, WI $53,940

Glenwood City, WI $53,608

Hager City, WI $54,078

Hammond, WI $54,726

Hudson, WI $55,592

New Richmond, WI $54,858

Osceola, WI $54,999

Prescott, WI $55,151

River Falls, WI $55,082

Roberts, WI $55,066

Saint Croix Falls, WI $53,915

Somerset, WI $55,374

Star Prairie, WI $54,713

Pell Lake, WI $53,038

Pleasant Prairie, WI $53,088

Powers Lake, WI $53,129

Rochester, WI $53,343

Salem, WI $53,171

Silver Lake, WI $53,184

Somers, WI $53,022

South Milwaukee, WI $54,591

Springfield, WI $53,061

Sturtevant, WI $53,033

Sullivan, WI $53,307

Trevor, WI $53,196

Twin Lakes, WI $53,173

Union Grove, WI $53,148

Walworth, WI $52,949

Radisson, WI $51,683

Waterford, WI $53,624

Waukesha, WI $54,438

Whitewater, WI $52,879

Williams Bay, WI $52,898

Wilmot, WI $53,193

Woodworth, WI $53,129

Zenda, WI $52,896

Milwaukee, WI $54,888

Saint Francis, WI $54,864

Racine, WI $52,997

Afton, WI $52,842

Albany, WI $53,203

Arena, WI $53,221

Argyle, WI $52,906

Avalon, WI $52,850

Avoca, WI $52,546

Barneveld, WI $53,225

Belleville, WI $53,554

Belmont, WI $52,396

Beloit, WI $52,794

Black Earth, WI $53,556

Blanchardville, WI $53,045

Blue Mounds, WI $53,398

Blue River, WI $52,066

Brodhead, WI $52,840

Brooklyn, WI $53,579

Browntown, WI $52,490

Cambridge, WI $53,554

Gile, WI $51,954

Clinton, WI $52,881

Wausau, WI $52,126

Marshfield, WI $52,148

Abbotsford, WI $52,097

Amherst, WI $52,236

Amherst Junction, WI $52,177

Aniwa, WI $51,921

Antigo, WI $51,973

Arpin, WI $52,045

Athens, WI $51,977

Auburndale, WI $52,020

Babcock, WI $51,938

Birnamwood, WI $51,953

Blenker, WI $52,012

Bowler, WI $52,054

Brokaw, WI $52,056

Bryant, WI $51,861

Chili, WI $52,085

Colby, WI $52,069

Curtiss, WI $52,045

Custer, WI $52,103

Deerbrook, WI $51,857

Dorchester, WI $52,049

Edgar, WI $52,018

Eland, WI $52,012

Elcho, WI $51,882

Elderon, WI $52,043

Elton, WI $51,927

Galloway, WI $52,092

Gilman, WI $51,931

Jump River, WI $51,886

Gleason, WI $51,868

Granton, WI $52,083

Greenwood, WI $52,109

Hannibal, WI $51,922

Hatley, WI $51,992

Hewitt, WI $52,242

Irma, WI $51,892

Junction City, WI $51,992

Loyal, WI $52,105

Lublin, WI $51,975

Marathon, WI $52,009

Mattoon, WI $52,113

Medford, WI $51,993

Merrill, WI $51,975

Milladore, WI $52,011

Mosinee, WI $52,045

Neillsville, WI $52,154

Nekoosa, WI $52,063

Nelsonville, WI $52,290

Ogema, WI $51,852

Owen, WI $52,056

Pearson, WI $51,840

Pelican Lake, WI $51,843

Phlox, WI $52,074

Woodville, WI $53,790

Houlton, WI $55,729

Abrams, WI $52,128

Amberg, WI $51,812

Armstrong Creek, WI $51,825

Athelstane, WI $51,846

Black Creek, WI $52,692

Bonduel, WI $52,272

Brillion, WI $52,645

Cecil, WI $52,192

Coleman, WI $52,083

Combined Locks, WI $53,042

Crivitz, WI $51,989

De Pere, WI $52,239

Dunbar, WI $51,791

Fence, WI $51,737

Florence, WI $51,813

Forest Junction, WI $52,795

Gillett, WI $52,154

Goodman, WI $51,823

Greenleaf, WI $52,440

Green Valley, WI $52,168

Gresham, WI $52,135

Hilbert, WI $52,776

Kaukauna, WI $52,977

Freedom, WI $52,911

Keshena, WI $52,191

Kimberly, WI $53,045

Krakow, WI $52,169

Lakewood, WI $51,909

Lena, WI $52,118

Little Chute, WI $53,043

Little Suamico, WI $52,114

Marinette, WI $52,148

Mountain, WI $51,939

Neopit, WI $52,063

Niagara, WI $51,869

Nichols, WI $52,459

Oconto, WI $52,113

Oconto Falls, WI $52,142

Oneida, WI $52,174

Pembine, WI $51,836

Peshtigo, WI $52,104

Porterfield, WI $51,968

Potter, WI $52,673

Pound, WI $52,026

Pulaski, WI $52,188

Pickerel, WI $51,888

Pittsville, WI $52,007

Plover, WI $52,182

Port Edwards, WI $52,209

Rib Lake, WI $51,924

Ringle, WI $51,975

Rosholt, WI $52,082

Rothschild, WI $52,174

Rudolph, WI $52,028

Schofield, WI $52,131

Spencer, WI $52,095

Stetsonville, WI $52,016

Stevens Point, WI $52,159

Stratford, WI $52,051

Summit Lake, WI $51,898

Tigerton, WI $52,134

Tomahawk, WI $51,930

Unity, WI $52,054

Vesper, WI $52,035

Westboro, WI $51,856

White Lake, WI $51,882

Willard, WI $52,098

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $52,128

Withee, WI $52,025

Wittenberg, WI $52,071

Rhinelander, WI $51,959

Argonne, WI $51,793

Boulder Junction, WI $51,825

Brantwood, WI $51,777

Butternut, WI $51,692

Catawba, WI $51,793

Clam Lake, WI $51,513

Conover, WI $51,852

Crandon, WI $51,932

Eagle River, WI $51,929

Fifield, WI $51,760

Poplar, WI $52,562

Port Wing, WI $52,130

Seymour, WI $52,396

Oak Creek, WI $54,223

Adell, WI $53,163

Allenton, WI $53,357

Ashippun, WI $53,529

Belgium, WI $53,685

Brookfield, WI $54,767

Brownsville, WI $52,633

Butler, WI $54,799

Campbellsport, WI $52,893

Cascade, WI $52,849

Cedarburg, WI $54,300

Cedar Grove, WI $53,438

Chilton, WI $52,675

Cleveland, WI $52,464

Clyman, WI $53,109

Colgate, WI $54,214

Delafield, WI $53,889

Eden, WI $52,617

Elkhart Lake, WI $52,613

Fredonia, WI $53,671

Germantown, WI $54,439

Glenbeulah, WI $52,587

Grafton, WI $54,310

Greenbush, WI $52,585

Hartford, WI $53,736

Hartland, WI $54,053

Hingham, WI $53,079

Horicon, WI $52,955

Hubertus, WI $54,141

Hustisford, WI $53,168

Iron Ridge, WI $53,247

Ixonia, WI $53,412

Jackson, WI $54,146

Johnson Creek, WI $53,248

Juneau, WI $52,955

Kewaskum, WI $53,380

Kiel, WI $52,521

Kohler, WI $52,747

Lannon, WI $54,515

Lebanon, WI $53,219

Lomira, WI $52,880

Malone, WI $52,630

Mayville, WI $52,897

Menomonee Falls, WI $54,596

Merton, WI $54,141

Mount Calvary, WI $52,675

Nashotah, WI $53,877

Neosho, WI $53,431

Newburg, WI $53,889

New Holstein, WI $52,601

Newton, WI $52,414

North Lake, WI $54,329

Oakfield, WI $52,535

Oconomowoc, WI $53,665

Okauchee, WI $53,818

Oostburg, WI $53,175

Pewaukee, WI $54,287

Plymouth, WI $52,684

Port Washington, WI $53,981

Random Lake, WI $53,416

Richfield, WI $54,170

Rubicon, WI $53,524

Saint Cloud, WI $52,670

Saukville, WI $54,048

Sheboygan, WI $52,898

Sheboygan Falls, WI $52,720

Slinger, WI $53,904

Stockbridge, WI $52,793

Sussex, WI $54,328

West Bend, WI $53,624

Theresa, WI $53,196

Thiensville, WI $54,701

Waldo, WI $53,031

Watertown, WI $53,181

Mequon, WI $54,561

Woodland, WI $53,294

Bassett, WI $53,174

Benet Lake, WI $53,124

Big Bend, WI $54,003

Bristol, WI $53,130

Burlington, WI $53,230

Caledonia, WI $53,429

Camp Lake, WI $53,190

Cudahy, WI $54,821

Darien, WI $52,938

Delavan, WI $52,916

Dousman, WI $53,520

Eagle, WI $53,421

Cobb, WI $52,575

Cottage Grove, WI $53,861

Cross Plains, WI $53,726

Dane, WI $53,722

Darlington, WI $52,546

Deerfield, WI $53,713

De Forest, WI $53,783

Dodgeville, WI $52,811

Edgerton, WI $53,436

Edmund, WI $52,691

Evansville, WI $53,290

Footville, WI $52,957

Fort Atkinson, WI $53,207

Gotham, WI $52,810

Gratiot, WI $52,311

Hanover, WI $52,946

Highland, WI $52,505

Hollandale, WI $53,129

Janesville, WI $52,987

Shawano, WI $52,221

Sherwood, WI $52,931

Shiocton, WI $52,558

Sobieski, WI $52,123

Suamico, WI $52,109

Suring, WI $52,044

Townsend, WI $51,932

Wausaukee, WI $51,902

Wrightstown, WI $52,774

Zachow, WI $52,208

Algoma, WI $52,112

Baileys Harbor, WI $51,969

Brussels, WI $52,107

Casco, WI $52,117

Collins, WI $52,526

Denmark, WI $52,179

Egg Harbor, WI $52,010

Ellison Bay, WI $51,921

Ephraim, WI $52,010

Fish Creek, WI $51,975

Forestville, WI $52,108

Francis Creek, WI $52,239

Kellnersville, WI $52,274

Kewaunee, WI $52,142

Luxemburg, WI $52,118

Manitowoc, WI $52,338

Maplewood, WI $52,098

Maribel, WI $52,241

Mishicot, WI $52,197

New Franken, WI $52,111

Reedsville, WI $52,380

Saint Nazianz, WI $52,483

Sister Bay, WI $51,979

Sturgeon Bay, WI $52,117

Tisch Mills, WI $52,174

Two Rivers, WI $52,193

Valders, WI $52,459

Washington Island, WI $51,891

Whitelaw, WI $52,276

Green Bay, WI $52,103

East Troy, WI $53,421

Elkhorn, WI $53,054

Elm Grove, WI $54,799

Fontana, WI $52,929

Franksville, WI $53,394

Genesee Depot, WI $53,805

Genoa City, WI $53,079

Greendale, WI $54,759

Hales Corners, WI $54,666

Franklin, WI $54,350

Helenville, WI $53,122

Honey Creek, WI $53,254

Kansasville, WI $53,236

Kenosha, WI $53,010

New Berlin, WI $54,494

Lake Geneva, WI $52,900

Lyons, WI $53,184

Mukwonago, WI $53,748

Muskego, WI $54,088

New Munster, WI $53,190

North Prairie, WI $53,719

Fremont, WI $52,602

Rice Lake, WI $51,973

Sarona, WI $51,846

Shell Lake, WI $51,891

Siren, WI $52,415

Solon Springs, WI $52,121

South Range, WI $52,613

Springbrook, WI $51,746

Stone Lake, WI $51,766

Superior, WI $52,669

Trego, WI $51,802

Turtle Lake, WI $52,975

Wascott, WI $52,068

Washburn, WI $51,869

Webster, WI $51,932

Weyerhaeuser, WI $51,847

Winter, WI $51,600

Oshkosh, WI $52,741

Almond, WI $52,170

Appleton, WI $53,046

Bancroft, WI $52,007

Bear Creek, WI $52,474

Berlin, WI $52,510

Big Falls, WI $52,353

Butte Des Morts, WI $52,713

Caroline, WI $52,211

Clintonville, WI $52,346

Coloma, WI $52,033

Dale, WI $52,809

Eldorado, WI $52,615

Embarrass, WI $52,329

Eureka, WI $52,524

Fond Du Lac, WI $52,872

Jefferson, WI $53,163

Juda, WI $52,774

Lake Mills, WI $53,417

Linden, WI $52,636

Livingston, WI $52,365

Lodi, WI $53,551

Lone Rock, WI $52,651

Lowell, WI $53,210

Mc Farland, WI $53,920

Marshall, WI $53,655

Mazomanie, WI $53,529

Merrimac, WI $53,318

Middleton, WI $53,881

Milton, WI $53,010

Mineral Point, WI $52,659

Monroe, WI $52,742

Montfort, WI $52,388

Monticello, WI $53,142

Morrisonville, WI $53,727

Mount Horeb, WI $53,475

Muscoda, WI $52,299

New Glarus, WI $53,360

Oregon, WI $53,830

Orfordville, WI $52,896

Plain, WI $52,811

Prairie Du Sac, WI $53,346

Reeseville, WI $53,318

Rewey, WI $52,425

Richland Center, WI $52,247

Ridgeway, WI $53,190

Sauk City, WI $53,361

Sextonville, WI $52,727

Sharon, WI $52,926

Shullsburg, WI $52,210

South Wayne, WI $52,422

Spring Green, WI $53,014

Stoughton, WI $53,729

Sun Prairie, WI $53,783

Verona, WI $53,768

Waterloo, WI $53,489

Waunakee, WI $53,903

Windsor, WI $53,869

Woodford, WI $52,733

Madison, WI $54,016

Adminisrative Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Adminisrative Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 65% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Adminisrative Assistant positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Adminisrative Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Adminisrative Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$67,418	$32.0	25%
Internet	$64,721	$31.0	20%
Software & Networking	$64,721	$31.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$62,024	$30.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$59,328	$29.0	10%

Adminisrative Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Adminisrative Assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$48,684

Average $53,934/year

$60,285

$4,057

Average $4,495/month

$5,024

$936

Average $1,037/week

$1,159

$23

Average $26/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,285	$5,024	$1,159	$29
Average	$53,934	$4,495	$1,037	$26
25th Percentile	$48,684	$4,057	$936	$23

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