What are the main factors that influence an Administrative Assistant III (Temp)'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 Administrative Assistant III (Temp)?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Administrative Assistant III (Temp) roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Administrative Assistant III (Temp)'s salary?

An Administrative Assistant III (Temp)'s salary grows with experience: starting around $62,036 for beginners, reaching about $63,830 at mid-level, and approach $69,727 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Administrative Assistant III (Temp)?

Administrative Assistant III (Temp) salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Administrative Assistant III (Temp) roles are District of Columbia $73,245, California $72,967, Massachusetts $71,994. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Administrative Assistant III (Temp) roles make?

Salaries for Administrative Assistant III (Temp) level roles vary by specialization: Legal Assistant III: $88,922; Executive Administrative Assistant III: $87,400; Executive Assistant III: $87,342; Trust Administrative Support Assistant III: $69,290; Underwriting Assistant III: $67,748.

Administrative Assistant III (Temp) Salary in Colorado

How much does an Administrative Assistant III (Temp) make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Administrative Assistant III (Temp) in Colorado is $67,496 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

However, an Administrative Assistant III (Temp)'s salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,843
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,940 to $75,529
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $54,972

10% $54,972

50% (Median) $67,496

90% $82,843

Administrative Assistant III (Temp) Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,529	$6,294	$1,452	$36
Average	$67,496	$5,625	$1,298	$32
25th Percentile	$60,940	$5,078	$1,172	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Administrative Assistant III (Temp) Salaries

An Administrative Assistant III (Temp)'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 Administrative Assistant III (Temp) Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Administrative Assistant III (Temp)'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): $62,036
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,534
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,830
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,822
Expert (over 8 years): $69,727

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Administrative Assistant III (Temp)	less than 1 year	$62,036
Early Career Level Administrative Assistant III (Temp)	1-2 years	$62,534
Mid-Level Level Administrative Assistant III (Temp)	2-4 years	$63,830
Senior-Level Level Administrative Assistant III (Temp)	5-8 years	$65,822
Expert Level Administrative Assistant III (Temp)	over 8 years	$69,727

How Do Administrative Assistant III (Temp) 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 Administrative Assistant III (Temp)s. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $73,245.
California: $72,967.
Massachusetts: $71,994.

District of Columbia $73,245 California $72,967 Massachusetts $71,994 Washington $71,730 New Jersey $71,703 Alaska $71,611 Connecticut $70,698 New York $70,327

Hawaii $69,143 Rhode Island $68,587 Maryland $68,210 Minnesota $67,694 Colorado $67,496 Illinois $67,430 Oregon $67,178 Delaware $66,993

New Hampshire $66,877 Virginia $66,616 Pennsylvania $65,855 Nevada $65,472 North Dakota $65,346 Michigan $65,147 Wisconsin $65,075 Vermont $64,929

Texas $64,526 Maine $64,499 Arizona $64,459 Ohio $64,413 Georgia $63,805 Indiana $63,500 Wyoming $63,441 Utah $63,348

Iowa $63,308 Kansas $62,991 Louisiana $62,898 North Carolina $62,865 Missouri $62,852 Florida $62,594 Montana $62,455 Nebraska $62,323

Kentucky $62,250 South Carolina $61,985 Tennessee $61,820 Idaho $61,754 New Mexico $61,271 Oklahoma $61,165 Alabama $60,775 South Dakota $60,120

Arkansas $59,763 West Virginia $59,571 Mississippi $58,995

Top Paying Cities for Administrative Assistant III (Temp)

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:

Glen Haven: $66,174
Hygiene: $68,474
Johnstown: $66,322

Glen Haven, CO $66,174

Hygiene, CO $68,474

Johnstown, CO $66,322

Laporte, CO $65,587

Livermore, CO $65,374

Loveland, CO $66,115

Lyons, CO $68,354

Masonville, CO $65,628

Mead, CO $67,075

Milliken, CO $66,230

Niwot, CO $69,011

Red Feather Lakes, CO $65,554

Severance, CO $65,681

Timnath, CO $65,596

Wellington, CO $65,229

Windsor, CO $65,691

Brighton, CO $67,319

Ault, CO $65,566

Briggsdale, CO $65,583

Carr, CO $64,456

Eastlake, CO $67,494

Eaton, CO $65,773

Evans, CO $66,107

Fort Lupton, CO $67,127

Galeton, CO $65,779

Gilcrest, CO $66,469

Gill, CO $65,887

Greeley, CO $65,945

Henderson, CO $67,423

Hudson, CO $66,906

Keenesburg, CO $66,583

Kersey, CO $65,895

La Salle, CO $66,354

Lucerne, CO $65,874

Nunn, CO $65,357

Orchard, CO $65,575

Pierce, CO $65,607

Ohio City, CO $66,282

Parlin, CO $65,970

Penrose, CO $65,394

Pitkin, CO $66,200

Poncha Springs, CO $65,751

Powderhorn, CO $65,833

Rockvale, CO $65,097

Sargents, CO $65,640

Twin Lakes, CO $67,808

Westcliffe, CO $65,134

Wetmore, CO $64,715

Durango, CO $66,017

Cahone, CO $65,855

Cortez, CO $65,805

Dolores, CO $65,962

Dove Creek, CO $65,789

Egnar, CO $65,826

Hesperus, CO $65,441

Lewis, CO $65,971

Mancos, CO $65,804

Marvel, CO $65,439

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $65,463

Pleasant View, CO $65,665

Rico, CO $65,978

Towaoc, CO $65,531

Yellow Jacket, CO $65,892

Montrose, CO $66,224

Austin, CO $66,310

Bedrock, CO $65,809

Cedaredge, CO $66,378

Cory, CO $66,295

Crawford, CO $66,107

Delta, CO $66,223

Eckert, CO $66,327

Hotchkiss, CO $66,286

Lazear, CO $66,236

Naturita, CO $65,943

Norwood, CO $65,968

Nucla, CO $66,044

Olathe, CO $66,150

Ophir, CO $66,040

Ouray, CO $66,029

Paonia, CO $66,590

Paradox, CO $65,845

Placerville, CO $65,979

Redvale, CO $66,000

Ridgway, CO $66,020

Silverton, CO $65,909

Somerset, CO $66,792

Telluride, CO $66,052

Grand Junction, CO $66,632

Platteville, CO $66,616

Roggen, CO $65,929

Weldona, CO $65,420

Wiggins, CO $65,770

Fort Morgan, CO $65,446

Log Lane Village, CO $65,661

Akron, CO $64,972

Amherst, CO $64,764

Atwood, CO $65,200

Brush, CO $65,195

Crook, CO $65,015

Eckley, CO $64,809

Fleming, CO $65,139

Grover, CO $65,087

Haxtun, CO $65,126

Hereford, CO $64,672

Hillrose, CO $65,259

Holyoke, CO $64,929

Idalia, CO $64,603

Iliff, CO $65,185

Julesburg, CO $64,923

Lindon, CO $64,694

Merino, CO $65,257

New Raymer, CO $65,242

Otis, CO $65,030

Ovid, CO $64,945

Padroni, CO $65,020

Paoli, CO $65,126

Peetz, CO $65,002

Sedgwick, CO $64,969

Snyder, CO $65,208

Sterling, CO $65,312

Stoneham, CO $65,245

Vernon, CO $64,665

Woodrow, CO $64,829

Wray, CO $64,794

Yuma, CO $65,011

Anton, CO $64,710

Arapahoe, CO $64,200

Arriba, CO $64,433

Bethune, CO $64,528

Burlington, CO $64,468

Calhan, CO $65,488

Cascade, CO $66,027

Cheyenne Wells, CO $64,293

Cope, CO $64,680

Cripple Creek, CO $65,902

Divide, CO $65,937

Flagler, CO $64,499

Florissant, CO $65,884

Fountain, CO $65,482

Genoa, CO $64,477

Green Mountain Falls, CO $66,010

Guffey, CO $65,813

Hugo, CO $64,082

Joes, CO $64,744

Karval, CO $63,710

Kirk, CO $64,690

Kit Carson, CO $64,213

Limon, CO $64,866

Lake George, CO $65,983

Manitou Springs, CO $66,027

Matheson, CO $64,818

Peyton, CO $65,797

Ramah, CO $64,399

Rush, CO $64,553

Seibert, CO $64,472

Simla, CO $65,113

Stratton, CO $64,536

U S A F Academy, CO $66,023

Victor, CO $65,873

Vona, CO $64,510

Wild Horse, CO $64,090

Woodland Park, CO $65,972

Yoder, CO $64,801

Colorado Springs, CO $66,027

Clifton, CO $66,590

Fruita, CO $66,425

Gateway, CO $65,957

Glade Park, CO $66,185

Loma, CO $66,449

Mack, CO $66,272

Palisade, CO $66,470

Whitewater, CO $66,181

Glenwood Springs, CO $67,274

Dinosaur, CO $66,163

Aspen, CO $68,535

Snowmass Village, CO $68,532

Avon, CO $67,917

Basalt, CO $68,316

Carbondale, CO $68,062

Collbran, CO $66,404

Craig, CO $66,892

De Beque, CO $66,396

Eagle, CO $67,639

Edwards, CO $67,784

Parachute, CO $66,742

Battlement Mesa, CO $66,681

Gypsum, CO $67,302

Hamilton, CO $67,177

Hayden, CO $66,987

Maybell, CO $66,246

Meeker, CO $67,183

Meredith, CO $68,092

Mesa, CO $66,372

Minturn, CO $67,710

Molina, CO $66,332

New Castle, CO $67,042

Rangely, CO $66,432

Red Cliff, CO $67,701

Rifle, CO $66,876

Silt, CO $66,849

Slater, CO $66,574

Snowmass, CO $68,394

Wolcott, CO $67,679

Woody Creek, CO $68,530

Vail, CO $68,000

Pueblo, CO $64,023

Colorado City, CO $64,461

Aguilar, CO $64,742

Arlington, CO $63,602

Avondale, CO $64,194

Beulah, CO $64,465

Boncarbo, CO $64,774

Boone, CO $64,402

Branson, CO $64,244

Campo, CO $64,006

Cheraw, CO $64,129

Crowley, CO $64,266

Eads, CO $64,174

Fort Lyon, CO $64,104

Fowler, CO $64,287

Gardner, CO $64,917

Granada, CO $64,319

Hartman, CO $64,442

Hasty, CO $64,244

Haswell, CO $63,865

Hoehne, CO $64,669

Holly, CO $64,239

Kim, CO $64,178

La Junta, CO $64,219

Lamar, CO $64,415

Las Animas, CO $64,184

La Veta, CO $65,030

Mc Clave, CO $64,254

Manzanola, CO $64,170

Model, CO $64,268

Olney Springs, CO $64,060

Ordway, CO $63,741

Pritchett, CO $64,181

Rocky Ford, CO $64,077

Rye, CO $64,559

Sheridan Lake, CO $64,200

Springfield, CO $64,313

Sugar City, CO $63,570

Swink, CO $64,155

Trinchera, CO $64,392

Trinidad, CO $64,671

Two Buttes, CO $64,309

Vilas, CO $64,299

Walsenburg, CO $64,687

Walsh, CO $64,232

Weston, CO $64,896

Wiley, CO $64,196

Alamosa, CO $65,524

Antonito, CO $65,482

Arboles, CO $65,615

Arvada, CO $67,497

Aurora, CO $67,450

Bayfield, CO $65,799

Broomfield, CO $67,793

Commerce City, CO $67,338

Dupont, CO $67,467

Eldorado Springs, CO $69,073

Lafayette, CO $68,460

Louisville, CO $68,545

Westminster, CO $67,465

Wheat Ridge, CO $67,462

Agate, CO $65,072

Bennett, CO $66,764

Byers, CO $65,966

Castle Rock, CO $66,259

Deer Trail, CO $65,531

Elbert, CO $65,840

Elizabeth, CO $66,395

Englewood, CO $67,450

Franktown, CO $66,215

Kiowa, CO $65,917

Larkspur, CO $66,044

Littleton, CO $67,383

Lone Tree, CO $67,205

Louviers, CO $67,112

Monument, CO $65,979

Palmer Lake, CO $65,986

Parker, CO $66,959

Sedalia, CO $66,293

Strasburg, CO $66,551

Watkins, CO $67,051

Denver, CO $67,443

Thornton, CO $67,496

Boulder, CO $69,406

Golden, CO $67,457

Alma, CO $67,077

Bailey, CO $66,925

Black Hawk, CO $68,131

Bond, CO $67,673

Breckenridge, CO $67,221

Buffalo Creek, CO $66,693

Burns, CO $67,238

Central City, CO $67,748

Clark, CO $66,601

Climax, CO $67,298

Coalmont, CO $66,486

Como, CO $66,259

Conifer, CO $67,099

Cowdrey, CO $66,217

Dillon, CO $67,180

Dumont, CO $67,506

Evergreen, CO $67,340

Empire, CO $67,198

Fairplay, CO $66,320

Fraser, CO $67,274

Frisco, CO $67,595

Georgetown, CO $67,148

Granby, CO $67,095

Grand Lake, CO $67,058

Grant, CO $66,581

Hartsel, CO $65,967

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $67,005

Idaho Springs, CO $67,392

Idledale, CO $67,387

Indian Hills, CO $67,353

Jamestown, CO $69,295

Jefferson, CO $66,441

Kittredge, CO $67,360

Kremmling, CO $66,998

Leadville, CO $67,216

Mc Coy, CO $67,227

Morrison, CO $67,338

Nederland, CO $68,664

Oak Creek, CO $67,108

Parshall, CO $67,396

Phippsburg, CO $67,174

Pine, CO $66,774

Pinecliffe, CO $68,987

Rand, CO $66,490

Rollinsville, CO $68,344

Shawnee, CO $66,758

Silver Plume, CO $66,863

Steamboat Springs, CO $66,983

Tabernash, CO $67,431

Toponas, CO $67,149

Walden, CO $66,391

Ward, CO $68,484

Winter Park, CO $67,518

Yampa, CO $67,240

Silverthorne, CO $67,538

Longmont, CO $68,207

Allenspark, CO $67,897

Estes Park, CO $66,878

Bellvue, CO $66,022

Berthoud, CO $66,831

Dacono, CO $67,610

Drake, CO $66,046

Erie, CO $67,913

Firestone, CO $67,442

Fort Collins, CO $65,551

Frederick, CO $67,445

Blanca, CO $65,292

Capulin, CO $65,627

Center, CO $65,573

Chama, CO $65,068

Chimney Rock, CO $65,642

Chromo, CO $65,202

Conejos, CO $65,442

Creede, CO $65,785

Crestone, CO $65,322

Del Norte, CO $65,642

Fort Garland, CO $65,145

San Luis, CO $64,880

Homelake, CO $65,581

Hooper, CO $65,363

Ignacio, CO $65,516

Jaroso, CO $65,023

La Jara, CO $65,547

Manassa, CO $65,481

Moffat, CO $65,408

Monte Vista, CO $65,620

Mosca, CO $65,280

Pagosa Springs, CO $65,637

Romeo, CO $65,673

Saguache, CO $65,634

Sanford, CO $65,306

San Pablo, CO $64,970

South Fork, CO $65,708

Villa Grove, CO $65,496

Salida, CO $65,753

Almont, CO $67,446

Buena Vista, CO $67,343

Canon City, CO $65,460

Cimarron, CO $65,902

Coal Creek, CO $65,072

Coaldale, CO $65,593

Cotopaxi, CO $65,409

Crested Butte, CO $67,801

Florence, CO $64,970

Monarch, CO $65,891

Granite, CO $66,880

Gunnison, CO $65,953

Hillside, CO $65,384

Howard, CO $65,711

Lake City, CO $65,898

Nathrop, CO $65,951

Administrative Assistant III (Temp) Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Administrative Assistant III (Temp) roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 82% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Administrative Assistant III (Temp) positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Administrative Assistant III (Temp) as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Administrative Assistant III (Temp)

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$84,370	$41.0	25%
Internet	$82,345	$40.0	22%
Pharmaceuticals	$80,995	$39.0	20%
Financial Services	$79,645	$38.0	18%
Energy & Utilities	$75,595	$36.0	12%

Administrative Assistant III (Temp) Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Administrative Assistant III (Temp)'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.

$60,940

Average $67,496/year

$75,529

$5,078

Average $5,625/month

$6,294

$1,172

Average $1,298/week

$1,452

$29

Average $32/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,529	$6,294	$1,452	$36
Average	$67,496	$5,625	$1,298	$32
25th Percentile	$60,940	$5,078	$1,172	$29

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