What are the main factors that influence an Administration Trainee'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 Administration Trainee?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Administration Trainee roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Administration Trainee's salary?

An Administration Trainee's salary grows with experience: starting around $57,088 for beginners, reaching about $85,980 at mid-level, and approach $98,616 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Administration Trainee?

Administration Trainee salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Administration Trainee roles are District of Columbia $80,384, California $80,079, Massachusetts $79,012. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Administration Trainee roles make?

Salaries for Administration Trainee level roles vary by specialization: Management Trainee: $122,737; Manager Trainee: $103,319; Trainee: $83,445; Appraiser Trainee: $76,169; Accountant Trainee: $69,103.

Administration Trainee Salary in Vermont

How much does an Administration Trainee make in Vermont? As of November 01, 2026, the average salary for an Administration Trainee in Vermont is $71,258 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,988
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $64,142 to $77,921
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,663

10% $57,663

50% (Median) $71,258

90% $83,988

Administration Trainee Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,921	$6,493	$1,498	$37
Average	$71,258	$5,938	$1,370	$34
25th Percentile	$64,142	$5,345	$1,234	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Administration Trainee Salaries

An Administration Trainee'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 Administration Trainee Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Administration Trainee'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): $57,088
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,870
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,980
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $110,529
Expert (over 8 years): $98,616

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Training Specialist I	less than 1 year	$57,088
Administration Trainee	1-2 years	$69,870
Training Specialist III	2-4 years	$85,980
Training Specialist IV	5-8 years	$110,529
Training Manager	over 8 years	$98,616

How Do Administration Trainee 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 Administration Trainees. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,384.
California: $80,079.
Massachusetts: $79,012.

District of Columbia $80,384 California $80,079 Massachusetts $79,012 Washington $78,721 New Jersey $78,692 Alaska $78,591 Connecticut $77,589 New York $77,182

Hawaii $75,883 Rhode Island $75,273 Maryland $74,859 Minnesota $74,293 Colorado $74,075 Illinois $74,002 Oregon $73,726 Delaware $73,523

New Hampshire $73,395 Virginia $73,109 Pennsylvania $72,274 Nevada $71,853 North Dakota $71,715 Michigan $71,498 Wisconsin $71,418 Vermont $71,258

Texas $70,815 Maine $70,786 Arizona $70,743 Ohio $70,692 Georgia $70,024 Indiana $69,690 Wyoming $69,624 Utah $69,523

Iowa $69,479 Kansas $69,131 Louisiana $69,029 North Carolina $68,993 Missouri $68,978 Florida $68,695 Montana $68,543 Nebraska $68,397

Kentucky $68,318 South Carolina $68,027 Tennessee $67,846 Idaho $67,773 New Mexico $67,243 Oklahoma $67,127 Alabama $66,699 South Dakota $65,980

Arkansas $65,588 West Virginia $65,377 Mississippi $64,746

Top Paying Cities for Administration Trainee

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:

Adamant: $72,939
Barre: $73,048
Cabot: $72,888

Adamant, VT $72,939

Barre, VT $73,048

Cabot, VT $72,888

Calais, VT $72,952

East Barre, VT $72,937

East Calais, VT $72,939

East Montpelier, VT $72,987

Eden, VT $72,891

Eden Mills, VT $72,825

Graniteville, VT $73,044

Hyde Park, VT $72,998

Johnson, VT $73,090

Lake Elmore, VT $72,917

Marshfield, VT $72,900

Moretown, VT $73,096

Morrisville, VT $73,087

Moscow, VT $73,124

Northfield, VT $73,006

Northfield Falls, VT $73,347

North Hyde Park, VT $72,993

North Montpelier, VT $72,920

Plainfield, VT $72,910

Roxbury, VT $72,786

South Barre, VT $73,133

Waterbury, VT $73,117

Stowe, VT $73,127

Waitsfield, VT $73,086

Warren, VT $72,950

Washington, VT $72,807

Waterbury Center, VT $73,114

Websterville, VT $73,032

Williamstown, VT $72,947

Wolcott, VT $72,907

Woodbury, VT $72,836

Worcester, VT $72,908

Rutland, VT $72,906

Belmont, VT $72,681

Benson, VT $72,680

Bomoseen, VT $72,795

Brandon, VT $72,849

Bridport, VT $72,857

Castleton, VT $72,809

Center Rutland, VT $72,859

Chittenden, VT $72,691

Cuttingsville, VT $72,666

Danby, VT $72,790

East Middlebury, VT $72,897

East Poultney, VT $72,798

East Wallingford, VT $72,719

Fair Haven, VT $72,745

Florence, VT $72,719

Forest Dale, VT $72,852

Gaysville, VT $72,389

Granville, VT $72,731

Hancock, VT $72,719

Hydeville, VT $72,804

Killington, VT $72,711

Middlebury, VT $73,009

Middletown Springs, VT $72,759

Mount Holly, VT $72,691

North Clarendon, VT $72,798

Orwell, VT $72,790

Pawlet, VT $72,816

Pittsfield, VT $72,754

Pittsford, VT $72,823

Poultney, VT $72,809

Proctor, VT $72,890

Ripton, VT $72,806

Rochester, VT $72,768

Rupert, VT $72,761

Salisbury, VT $72,877

Shoreham, VT $72,815

Stockbridge, VT $72,686

Wallingford, VT $72,725

Wells, VT $72,819

West Pawlet, VT $72,844

West Rupert, VT $72,826

West Rutland, VT $72,782

Whiting, VT $72,818

Saint Johnsbury, VT $72,897

Albany, VT $72,854

Barnet, VT $72,819

Barton, VT $72,846

Beebe Plain, VT $72,868

Concord, VT $72,750

Coventry, VT $72,953

Craftsbury, VT $72,876

Craftsbury Common, VT $72,879

Danville, VT $72,835

Derby, VT $72,868

Derby Line, VT $72,814

East Burke, VT $72,812

East Charleston, VT $72,819

East Hardwick, VT $72,858

East Haven, VT $72,653

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $72,895

Glover, VT $72,825

Granby, VT $72,563

Greensboro, VT $72,800

Greensboro Bend, VT $72,846

Hardwick, VT $72,927

Irasburg, VT $72,828

Island Pond, VT $72,709

Lowell, VT $72,804

Lower Waterford, VT $72,887

Lyndon, VT $72,874

Lyndon Center, VT $72,956

Lyndonville, VT $72,877

Morgan, VT $72,746

Newport, VT $72,912

Newport Center, VT $72,819

North Concord, VT $72,629

North Troy, VT $72,829

Orleans, VT $72,801

Passumpsic, VT $72,901

Peacham, VT $72,754

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $72,903

Sheffield, VT $72,774

Sutton, VT $72,768

Troy, VT $72,836

West Burke, VT $72,817

West Charleston, VT $72,783

West Danville, VT $72,839

Westfield, VT $72,781

West Glover, VT $72,831

Averill, VT $72,407

Beecher Falls, VT $72,877

Canaan, VT $72,695

Gilman, VT $73,016

Guildhall, VT $72,600

Lunenburg, VT $72,758

Norton, VT $72,552

North Bennington, VT $73,363

North Pownal, VT $73,511

Pownal, VT $73,552

White River Junction, VT $72,887

Ascutney, VT $72,921

Barnard, VT $72,722

Bethel, VT $72,767

Bradford, VT $72,843

Bridgewater, VT $72,796

Bridgewater Corners, VT $72,652

Brookfield, VT $72,838

Brownsville, VT $72,798

Chelsea, VT $72,796

Corinth, VT $72,776

East Corinth, VT $72,807

East Randolph, VT $72,820

East Ryegate, VT $72,757

East Thetford, VT $72,847

Fairlee, VT $72,769

Groton, VT $72,788

Hartford, VT $73,077

Hartland, VT $72,821

Hartland Four Corners, VT $72,818

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $73,005

Newbury, VT $72,780

North Hartland, VT $72,873

North Pomfret, VT $72,748

North Thetford, VT $72,846

Norwich, VT $72,831

Plymouth, VT $72,600

Post Mills, VT $72,830

Quechee, VT $72,905

Randolph, VT $72,892

Randolph Center, VT $72,855

Reading, VT $72,660

Sharon, VT $72,765

South Pomfret, VT $72,695

South Royalton, VT $72,786

South Ryegate, VT $72,801

South Strafford, VT $72,783

South Woodstock, VT $72,678

Strafford, VT $72,719

Taftsville, VT $72,911

Thetford, VT $72,847

Thetford Center, VT $72,771

Topsham, VT $72,749

Tunbridge, VT $72,763

Vershire, VT $72,729

Wells River, VT $72,806

West Fairlee, VT $72,939

West Hartford, VT $72,749

West Newbury, VT $72,778

West Topsham, VT $72,807

Wilder, VT $73,080

Windsor, VT $72,851

Woodstock, VT $72,762

Bellows Falls, VT $73,027

Cambridgeport, VT $72,944

Cavendish, VT $72,701

Chester, VT $72,774

Chester Depot, VT $72,748

Grafton, VT $72,719

Londonderry, VT $72,849

Ludlow, VT $72,739

North Springfield, VT $72,993

Perkinsville, VT $72,795

Peru, VT $72,773

Proctorsville, VT $72,714

Saxtons River, VT $73,012

South Londonderry, VT $72,894

Springfield, VT $72,958

Westminster, VT $73,027

Westminster Station, VT $73,032

Weston, VT $72,698

Shaftsbury, VT $73,276

Brattleboro, VT $73,176

Bondville, VT $72,873

East Dover, VT $73,021

Jacksonville, VT $73,205

Jamaica, VT $72,875

Marlboro, VT $73,538

Newfane, VT $72,974

Putney, VT $72,958

Readsboro, VT $73,547

South Newfane, VT $72,999

Stamford, VT $73,494

Townshend, VT $72,907

Vernon, VT $73,400

Wardsboro, VT $72,960

West Dover, VT $73,080

West Dummerston, VT $72,992

West Halifax, VT $73,104

West Townshend, VT $72,809

West Wardsboro, VT $72,811

Whitingham, VT $73,179

Williamsville, VT $72,992

Wilmington, VT $73,135

Burlington, VT $73,334

South Burlington, VT $73,330

Winooski, VT $73,334

Colchester, VT $73,334

Alburgh, VT $72,968

Bakersfield, VT $73,077

Belvidere Center, VT $72,812

Bristol, VT $73,092

Cambridge, VT $73,179

Charlotte, VT $73,235

East Berkshire, VT $73,006

East Fairfield, VT $73,115

Enosburg Falls, VT $72,913

Essex, VT $73,278

Essex Junction, VT $73,284

Fairfax, VT $73,184

Fairfield, VT $73,114

Ferrisburgh, VT $73,154

Franklin, VT $72,918

Grand Isle, VT $73,191

Highgate Center, VT $72,979

Highgate Springs, VT $73,016

Hinesburg, VT $73,233

Huntington, VT $73,178

Isle La Motte, VT $73,059

Jeffersonville, VT $73,130

Jericho, VT $73,217

Jonesville, VT $73,233

Milton, VT $73,252

Monkton, VT $73,175

Montgomery, VT $72,913

Montgomery Center, VT $72,825

New Haven, VT $73,083

North Ferrisburgh, VT $73,186

North Hero, VT $73,114

Richford, VT $72,901

Richmond, VT $73,225

Saint Albans, VT $73,146

Saint Albans Bay, VT $73,137

Shelburne, VT $73,302

Sheldon, VT $73,059

Sheldon Springs, VT $73,239

South Hero, VT $73,257

Starksboro, VT $73,135

Swanton, VT $73,046

Underhill, VT $73,201

Underhill Center, VT $73,203

Vergennes, VT $73,061

Waterville, VT $73,085

Westford, VT $73,237

Williston, VT $73,292

Montpelier, VT $73,037

Bennington, VT $73,416

Arlington, VT $73,158

Dorset, VT $72,873

East Arlington, VT $72,846

East Dorset, VT $72,875

Manchester, VT $73,072

Manchester Center, VT $73,024

Administration Trainee Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Administration Trainee roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Administration Trainee positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Administration Trainee as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Administration Trainee

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$85,510	$41.0	20%
Biotechnology	$81,947	$39.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$78,384	$38.0	10%
Insurance	$78,384	$38.0	10%
Telecom	$78,384	$38.0	10%

Administration Trainee Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Administration Trainee'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.

$64,142

Average $71,258/year

$77,921

$5,345

Average $5,938/month

$6,493

$1,234

Average $1,370/week

$1,498

$31

Average $34/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,921	$6,493	$1,498	$37
Average	$71,258	$5,938	$1,370	$34
25th Percentile	$64,142	$5,345	$1,234	$31

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