What are the main factors that influence an Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic 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 Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant's salary?

An Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $43,044 for beginners, reaching about $55,759 at mid-level, and approach $85,248 for experts.

How much do different types of Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Administrative Assistant IV: $74,057; Administrative Assistant, Senior: $63,200; Senior Administrative Assistant: $63,153; Administrative Assistant III: $63,138; Administrative Assistant General Administrative: $54,808.

Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant Salary in Vermont

Q: What are the highest paying states for an Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant?

Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant roles are District of Columbia $49,973, California $49,784, Massachusetts $49,120. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much does an Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant in Vermont is $44,300 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,818
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,981 to $50,329
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,049

10% $36,049

50% (Median) $44,300

90% $55,818

Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,329	$4,194	$968	$24
Average	$44,300	$3,692	$852	$21
25th Percentile	$39,981	$3,332	$769	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant Salaries

An Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic 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 Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic 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): $43,044
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,431
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $55,759
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $74,256
Expert (over 8 years): $85,248

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant	less than 1 year	$43,044
Sales Assistant II	1-2 years	$48,431
Sales Assistant III	2-4 years	$55,759
Sales Assistant Team Leader	5-8 years	$74,256
Sales Support Supervisor	over 8 years	$85,248

How Do Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic 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 Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,973.
California: $49,784.
Massachusetts: $49,120.

District of Columbia $49,973 California $49,784 Massachusetts $49,120 Washington $48,940 New Jersey $48,922 Alaska $48,859 Connecticut $48,236 New York $47,983

Hawaii $47,175 Rhode Island $46,796 Maryland $46,539 Minnesota $46,187 Colorado $46,051 Illinois $46,006 Oregon $45,834 Delaware $45,708

New Hampshire $45,629 Virginia $45,451 Pennsylvania $44,932 Nevada $44,670 North Dakota $44,584 Michigan $44,449 Wisconsin $44,399 Vermont $44,300

Texas $44,025 Maine $44,007 Arizona $43,979 Ohio $43,948 Georgia $43,533 Indiana $43,325 Wyoming $43,284 Utah $43,221

Iowa $43,194 Kansas $42,977 Louisiana $42,914 North Carolina $42,892 Missouri $42,883 Florida $42,707 Montana $42,612 Nebraska $42,522

Kentucky $42,472 South Carolina $42,291 Tennessee $42,179 Idaho $42,133 New Mexico $41,804 Oklahoma $41,732 Alabama $41,465 South Dakota $41,019

Arkansas $40,775 West Virginia $40,644 Mississippi $40,251

Top Paying Cities for Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic 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:

Adamant: $45,345
Barre: $45,413
Cabot: $45,313

Adamant, VT $45,345

Barre, VT $45,413

Cabot, VT $45,313

Calais, VT $45,353

East Barre, VT $45,344

East Calais, VT $45,345

East Montpelier, VT $45,375

Eden, VT $45,315

Eden Mills, VT $45,274

Graniteville, VT $45,410

Hyde Park, VT $45,382

Johnson, VT $45,439

Lake Elmore, VT $45,331

Marshfield, VT $45,321

Moretown, VT $45,442

Morrisville, VT $45,437

Moscow, VT $45,460

Northfield, VT $45,387

Northfield Falls, VT $45,599

North Hyde Park, VT $45,379

North Montpelier, VT $45,333

Plainfield, VT $45,327

Roxbury, VT $45,250

South Barre, VT $45,466

Waterbury, VT $45,455

Stowe, VT $45,462

Waitsfield, VT $45,436

Warren, VT $45,352

Washington, VT $45,263

Waterbury Center, VT $45,454

Websterville, VT $45,403

Williamstown, VT $45,350

Wolcott, VT $45,325

Woodbury, VT $45,281

Worcester, VT $45,326

Rutland, VT $45,324

Belmont, VT $45,185

Benson, VT $45,184

Bomoseen, VT $45,255

Brandon, VT $45,289

Bridport, VT $45,294

Castleton, VT $45,264

Center Rutland, VT $45,295

Chittenden, VT $45,191

Cuttingsville, VT $45,175

Danby, VT $45,252

East Middlebury, VT $45,319

East Poultney, VT $45,257

East Wallingford, VT $45,208

Fair Haven, VT $45,224

Florence, VT $45,208

Forest Dale, VT $45,291

Gaysville, VT $45,003

Granville, VT $45,216

Hancock, VT $45,208

Hydeville, VT $45,261

Killington, VT $45,204

Middlebury, VT $45,389

Middletown Springs, VT $45,233

Mount Holly, VT $45,191

North Clarendon, VT $45,257

Orwell, VT $45,252

Pawlet, VT $45,268

Pittsfield, VT $45,230

Pittsford, VT $45,273

Poultney, VT $45,264

Proctor, VT $45,315

Ripton, VT $45,262

Rochester, VT $45,239

Rupert, VT $45,234

Salisbury, VT $45,306

Shoreham, VT $45,268

Stockbridge, VT $45,188

Wallingford, VT $45,212

Wells, VT $45,270

West Pawlet, VT $45,286

West Rupert, VT $45,275

West Rutland, VT $45,247

Whiting, VT $45,270

Saint Johnsbury, VT $45,319

Albany, VT $45,292

Barnet, VT $45,270

Barton, VT $45,287

Beebe Plain, VT $45,301

Concord, VT $45,227

Coventry, VT $45,354

Craftsbury, VT $45,306

Craftsbury Common, VT $45,308

Danville, VT $45,280

Derby, VT $45,301

Derby Line, VT $45,267

East Burke, VT $45,266

East Charleston, VT $45,270

East Hardwick, VT $45,295

East Haven, VT $45,167

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $45,318

Glover, VT $45,274

Granby, VT $45,111

Greensboro, VT $45,259

Greensboro Bend, VT $45,287

Hardwick, VT $45,338

Irasburg, VT $45,276

Island Pond, VT $45,202

Lowell, VT $45,261

Lower Waterford, VT $45,313

Lyndon, VT $45,305

Lyndon Center, VT $45,356

Lyndonville, VT $45,306

Morgan, VT $45,225

Newport, VT $45,328

Newport Center, VT $45,270

North Concord, VT $45,152

North Troy, VT $45,277

Orleans, VT $45,259

Passumpsic, VT $45,321

Peacham, VT $45,230

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $45,323

Sheffield, VT $45,242

Sutton, VT $45,239

Troy, VT $45,281

West Burke, VT $45,269

West Charleston, VT $45,248

West Danville, VT $45,283

Westfield, VT $45,247

West Glover, VT $45,278

Averill, VT $45,014

Beecher Falls, VT $45,306

Canaan, VT $45,194

Gilman, VT $45,393

Guildhall, VT $45,134

Lunenburg, VT $45,232

Norton, VT $45,105

North Bennington, VT $45,608

North Pownal, VT $45,700

Pownal, VT $45,726

White River Junction, VT $45,313

Ascutney, VT $45,334

Barnard, VT $45,210

Bethel, VT $45,238

Bradford, VT $45,285

Bridgewater, VT $45,256

Bridgewater Corners, VT $45,166

Brookfield, VT $45,282

Brownsville, VT $45,257

Chelsea, VT $45,256

Corinth, VT $45,244

East Corinth, VT $45,263

East Randolph, VT $45,271

East Ryegate, VT $45,232

East Thetford, VT $45,288

Fairlee, VT $45,239

Groton, VT $45,251

Hartford, VT $45,431

Hartland, VT $45,272

Hartland Four Corners, VT $45,270

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $45,386

Newbury, VT $45,246

North Hartland, VT $45,304

North Pomfret, VT $45,226

North Thetford, VT $45,287

Norwich, VT $45,278

Plymouth, VT $45,134

Post Mills, VT $45,277

Quechee, VT $45,324

Randolph, VT $45,316

Randolph Center, VT $45,293

Reading, VT $45,171

Sharon, VT $45,237

South Pomfret, VT $45,194

South Royalton, VT $45,250

South Ryegate, VT $45,259

South Strafford, VT $45,248

South Woodstock, VT $45,183

Strafford, VT $45,208

Taftsville, VT $45,328

Thetford, VT $45,288

Thetford Center, VT $45,241

Topsham, VT $45,227

Tunbridge, VT $45,236

Vershire, VT $45,214

Wells River, VT $45,262

West Fairlee, VT $45,345

West Hartford, VT $45,227

West Newbury, VT $45,245

West Topsham, VT $45,263

Wilder, VT $45,433

Windsor, VT $45,290

Woodstock, VT $45,235

Bellows Falls, VT $45,400

Cambridgeport, VT $45,348

Cavendish, VT $45,197

Chester, VT $45,242

Chester Depot, VT $45,226

Grafton, VT $45,208

Londonderry, VT $45,289

Ludlow, VT $45,221

North Springfield, VT $45,379

Perkinsville, VT $45,255

Peru, VT $45,242

Proctorsville, VT $45,205

Saxtons River, VT $45,390

South Londonderry, VT $45,317

Springfield, VT $45,357

Westminster, VT $45,399

Westminster Station, VT $45,403

Weston, VT $45,195

Shaftsbury, VT $45,554

Brattleboro, VT $45,492

Bondville, VT $45,304

East Dover, VT $45,396

Jacksonville, VT $45,510

Jamaica, VT $45,305

Marlboro, VT $45,718

Newfane, VT $45,366

Putney, VT $45,357

Readsboro, VT $45,723

South Newfane, VT $45,382

Stamford, VT $45,690

Townshend, VT $45,325

Vernon, VT $45,631

Wardsboro, VT $45,358

West Dover, VT $45,433

West Dummerston, VT $45,378

West Halifax, VT $45,448

West Townshend, VT $45,264

West Wardsboro, VT $45,265

Whitingham, VT $45,494

Williamsville, VT $45,378

Wilmington, VT $45,467

Burlington, VT $45,591

South Burlington, VT $45,588

Winooski, VT $45,591

Colchester, VT $45,591

Alburgh, VT $45,363

Bakersfield, VT $45,431

Belvidere Center, VT $45,266

Bristol, VT $45,440

Cambridge, VT $45,494

Charlotte, VT $45,529

East Berkshire, VT $45,387

East Fairfield, VT $45,454

Enosburg Falls, VT $45,329

Essex, VT $45,556

Essex Junction, VT $45,559

Fairfax, VT $45,497

Fairfield, VT $45,454

Ferrisburgh, VT $45,478

Franklin, VT $45,332

Grand Isle, VT $45,502

Highgate Center, VT $45,370

Highgate Springs, VT $45,393

Hinesburg, VT $45,528

Huntington, VT $45,494

Isle La Motte, VT $45,420

Jeffersonville, VT $45,463

Jericho, VT $45,518

Jonesville, VT $45,528

Milton, VT $45,540

Monkton, VT $45,491

Montgomery, VT $45,329

Montgomery Center, VT $45,274

New Haven, VT $45,435

North Ferrisburgh, VT $45,499

North Hero, VT $45,454

Richford, VT $45,321

Richmond, VT $45,523

Saint Albans, VT $45,474

Saint Albans Bay, VT $45,468

Shelburne, VT $45,570

Sheldon, VT $45,420

Sheldon Springs, VT $45,531

South Hero, VT $45,543

Starksboro, VT $45,467

Swanton, VT $45,412

Underhill, VT $45,508

Underhill Center, VT $45,509

Vergennes, VT $45,421

Waterville, VT $45,436

Westford, VT $45,530

Williston, VT $45,565

Montpelier, VT $45,406

Bennington, VT $45,642

Arlington, VT $45,481

Dorset, VT $45,304

East Arlington, VT $45,287

East Dorset, VT $45,305

Manchester, VT $45,427

Manchester Center, VT $45,398

Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$53,160	$26.0	20%
Financial Services	$53,160	$26.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$53,160	$26.0	20%
Software & Networking	$53,160	$26.0	20%
Telecom	$53,160	$26.0	20%

Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Administrative Assistant/Ophthalmic 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.

$39,981

Average $44,300/year

$50,329

$3,332

Average $3,692/month

$4,194

$769

Average $852/week

$968

$19

Average $21/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,329	$4,194	$968	$24
Average	$44,300	$3,692	$852	$21
25th Percentile	$39,981	$3,332	$769	$19

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