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

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

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

An Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper's salary grows with experience: starting around $46,627 for beginners, reaching about $49,657 at mid-level, and approach $54,055 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper?

Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper roles are District of Columbia $60,651, California $60,421, Massachusetts $59,616. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper Salary in New Mexico

How much does an Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper make in New Mexico? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper in New Mexico is $50,736 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,149
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,798 to $56,710
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,302

10% $41,302

50% (Median) $50,736

90% $62,149

Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,710	$4,726	$1,091	$27
Average	$50,736	$4,228	$976	$24
25th Percentile	$45,798	$3,816	$881	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper Salaries

An Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper'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/Timekeeper Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper'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): $46,627
Early Career (1-2 years): $47,004
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,657
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $52,645
Expert (over 8 years): $54,055

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper	less than 1 year	$46,627
Early Career Level Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper	1-2 years	$47,004
Mid-Level Level Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper	2-4 years	$49,657
Senior-Level Level Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper	5-8 years	$52,645
Expert Level Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper	over 8 years	$54,055

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

District of Columbia: $60,651.
California: $60,421.
Massachusetts: $59,616.

District of Columbia $60,651 California $60,421 Massachusetts $59,616 Washington $59,397 New Jersey $59,375 Alaska $59,298 Connecticut $58,542 New York $58,235

Hawaii $57,255 Rhode Island $56,795 Maryland $56,482 Minnesota $56,055 Colorado $55,891 Illinois $55,836 Oregon $55,628 Delaware $55,474

New Hampshire $55,378 Virginia $55,162 Pennsylvania $54,532 Nevada $54,215 North Dakota $54,110 Michigan $53,946 Wisconsin $53,886 Vermont $53,765

Texas $53,431 Maine $53,409 Arizona $53,376 Ohio $53,338 Georgia $52,834 Indiana $52,582 Wyoming $52,533 Utah $52,456

Iowa $52,423 Kansas $52,160 Louisiana $52,084 North Carolina $52,056 Missouri $52,045 Florida $51,832 Montana $51,717 Nebraska $51,607

Kentucky $51,547 South Carolina $51,328 Tennessee $51,191 Idaho $51,136 New Mexico $50,736 Oklahoma $50,648 Alabama $50,325 South Dakota $49,783

Arkansas $49,487 West Virginia $49,328 Mississippi $48,852

Top Paying Cities for Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper

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:

Algodones: $51,276
Belen: $50,991
Bernalillo: $51,367

Algodones, NM $51,276

Belen, NM $50,991

Bernalillo, NM $51,367

Bluewater, NM $50,289

Bosque, NM $50,616

Casa Blanca, NM $50,731

Cedar Crest, NM $51,410

Cedarvale, NM $49,394

Cerrillos, NM $51,313

Claunch, NM $49,211

Coyote, NM $50,558

Cuba, NM $50,476

Cubero, NM $50,843

Edgewood, NM $51,180

Estancia, NM $50,570

Gallina, NM $50,293

Counselor, NM $50,324

Grants, NM $50,231

Milan, NM $50,432

Isleta, NM $51,455

Jarales, NM $50,942

Jemez Pueblo, NM $51,030

Jemez Springs, NM $50,873

Laguna, NM $51,092

La Jara, NM $50,420

La Joya, NM $50,303

Lindrith, NM $50,243

Los Lunas, NM $51,261

Mcintosh, NM $50,848

Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $50,510

Moriarty, NM $50,678

Mountainair, NM $50,131

Nageezi, NM $50,257

New Laguna, NM $50,818

Paguate, NM $50,853

Pena Blanca, NM $51,421

Peralta, NM $51,342

Placitas, NM $51,368

Ponderosa, NM $50,965

Prewitt, NM $50,273

Regina, NM $50,308

Sandia Park, NM $51,281

Corrales, NM $51,474

San Fidel, NM $50,544

San Rafael, NM $50,329

Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $51,281

San Ysidro, NM $51,212

Stanley, NM $50,670

Tijeras, NM $51,287

Tome, NM $51,192

Torreon, NM $51,022

Veguita, NM $50,612

Willard, NM $50,040

Youngsville, NM $50,572

Bosque Farms, NM $51,436

Clines Corners, NM $50,364

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $51,320

Cochiti Lake, NM $51,387

Albuquerque, NM $51,503

Kirtland Afb, NM $51,503

Rio Rancho, NM $51,419

Gallup, NM $50,346

Brimhall, NM $50,204

Church Rock, NM $50,227

Continental Divide, NM $50,192

Crownpoint, NM $50,233

Fence Lake, NM $50,009

Fort Wingate, NM $50,210

Gamerco, NM $50,294

Mentmore, NM $50,216

Mexican Springs, NM $50,210

Ramah, NM $50,118

Rehoboth, NM $50,244

Thoreau, NM $50,246

Tohatchi, NM $50,200

Vanderwagen, NM $50,210

Zuni, NM $50,198

Navajo, NM $50,267

Jamestown, NM $50,142

Pinehill, NM $50,079

Sheep Springs, NM $50,255

Smith Lake, NM $50,442

Yatahey, NM $50,237

Farmington, NM $50,478

Aztec, NM $50,571

Blanco, NM $50,335

Bloomfield, NM $50,275

Flora Vista, NM $50,530

Fruitland, NM $50,214

Kirtland, NM $50,531

La Plata, NM $50,549

Navajo Dam, NM $50,526

Shiprock, NM $50,456

Waterflow, NM $50,430

Newcomb, NM $50,224

Sanostee, NM $50,256

Santa Fe, NM $51,766

Abiquiu, NM $50,350

Alcalde, NM $51,227

Amalia, NM $50,273

Arroyo Hondo, NM $50,203

Arroyo Seco, NM $50,261

Canjilon, NM $50,194

Canones, NM $50,652

Carson, NM $50,395

Cebolla, NM $50,224

Cerro, NM $50,239

Chama, NM $50,444

Chamisal, NM $51,091

Chimayo, NM $51,450

Cordova, NM $51,363

Costilla, NM $50,484

Taos Ski Valley, NM $50,101

Dixon, NM $51,042

Dulce, NM $50,443

El Prado, NM $50,305

El Rito, NM $50,536

Embudo, NM $50,780

Espanola, NM $51,387

Glorieta, NM $51,567

Hernandez, NM $50,910

Ilfeld, NM $51,091

La Madera, NM $50,447

Lamy, NM $51,370

Llano, NM $50,988

Los Alamos, NM $51,492

White Rock, NM $51,588

Medanales, NM $50,966

Ojo Caliente, NM $50,667

Los Ojos, NM $50,320

Pecos, NM $51,406

Penasco, NM $50,798

Petaca, NM $50,148

Questa, NM $50,292

Ranchos De Taos, NM $50,557

Red River, NM $50,148

Ribera, NM $50,471

Rowe, NM $51,139

San Cristobal, NM $50,147

San Jose, NM $51,013

Ohkay Owingeh, NM $51,262

Santa Cruz, NM $51,432

Serafina, NM $50,343

Taos, NM $50,276

Tererro, NM $51,570

Tesuque, NM $51,766

Tierra Amarilla, NM $50,276

Trampas, NM $50,756

Tres Piedras, NM $50,134

Truchas, NM $51,219

Vadito, NM $50,731

Valdez, NM $50,185

Vallecitos, NM $50,145

Velarde, NM $50,965

Villanueva, NM $50,373

Spaceport City, NM $49,346

Las Vegas, NM $49,946

Angel Fire, NM $50,094

Anton Chico, NM $49,860

Buena Vista, NM $50,318

Chacon, NM $50,353

Cimarron, NM $50,015

Cleveland, NM $50,710

Eagle Nest, NM $50,053

Guadalupita, NM $50,276

Holman, NM $50,581

La Loma, NM $49,776

Maxwell, NM $50,032

Miami, NM $49,924

Mills, NM $49,747

Montezuma, NM $50,968

Mora, NM $50,782

Mosquero, NM $49,704

Ocate, NM $49,979

Ojo Feliz, NM $50,110

Rainsville, NM $50,330

Raton, NM $50,158

Rociada, NM $50,994

Roy, NM $49,758

Sapello, NM $50,551

Solano, NM $49,697

Springer, NM $49,902

Ute Park, NM $50,039

Valmora, NM $49,904

Wagon Mound, NM $49,847

Watrous, NM $49,921

Socorro, NM $49,805

Aragon, NM $49,956

Datil, NM $49,750

Lemitar, NM $50,037

Luna, NM $50,045

Magdalena, NM $49,754

Pie Town, NM $49,920

Polvadera, NM $50,158

Quemado, NM $50,023

Reserve, NM $49,934

San Acacia, NM $50,240

San Antonio, NM $49,530

Truth Or Consequences, NM $49,519

Arrey, NM $49,511

Caballo, NM $49,545

Derry, NM $49,293

Elephant Butte, NM $49,648

Garfield, NM $49,150

Hatch, NM $48,363

Monticello, NM $49,517

Rincon, NM $48,084

Salem, NM $48,997

Williamsburg, NM $49,582

Winston, NM $49,553

Las Cruces, NM $47,455

White Sands Missile Range, NM $47,610

Santa Teresa, NM $47,957

Playas, NM $49,748

Animas, NM $49,871

Anthony, NM $47,945

Arenas Valley, NM $49,782

Bayard, NM $49,736

Berino, NM $47,728

Buckhorn, NM $49,788

Santa Clara, NM $49,824

Chamberino, NM $47,778

Cliff, NM $49,730

Columbus, NM $49,597

Deming, NM $49,608

Dona Ana, NM $47,457

Fairacres, NM $47,598

Faywood, NM $49,585

Fort Bayard, NM $49,776

Gila, NM $49,657

Glenwood, NM $49,696

Hachita, NM $49,597

Hanover, NM $49,607

Hillsboro, NM $49,506

Hurley, NM $49,703

La Mesa, NM $48,363

Lordsburg, NM $49,712

Mesilla, NM $47,456

Mesilla Park, NM $47,461

Mesquite, NM $47,501

Mimbres, NM $49,647

Mule Creek, NM $49,781

Organ, NM $47,486

Pinos Altos, NM $49,729

Radium Springs, NM $47,475

Redrock, NM $49,603

Rodeo, NM $49,934

San Miguel, NM $47,483

Silver City, NM $49,730

Sunland Park, NM $47,701

Tyrone, NM $49,877

Vado, NM $47,521

Chaparral, NM $48,120

Clovis, NM $49,635

Cannon Afb, NM $49,525

Broadview, NM $49,490

Causey, NM $49,405

Crossroads, NM $49,288

Dora, NM $49,522

Elida, NM $49,317

Floyd, NM $49,437

Fort Sumner, NM $49,397

Grady, NM $49,537

House, NM $49,498

Kenna, NM $49,317

Lingo, NM $49,402

Melrose, NM $49,506

Milnesand, NM $49,298

Pep, NM $49,365

Portales, NM $49,546

Rogers, NM $49,379

Saint Vrain, NM $49,538

Taiban, NM $49,380

Texico, NM $49,557

Yeso, NM $49,201

Roswell, NM $49,258

Artesia, NM $49,355

Caprock, NM $49,255

Carlsbad, NM $49,387

Dexter, NM $49,293

Eunice, NM $49,431

Hagerman, NM $49,317

Hobbs, NM $49,504

Hope, NM $49,137

Jal, NM $49,373

Lake Arthur, NM $49,236

Lakewood, NM $49,309

Loco Hills, NM $49,400

Loving, NM $49,375

Lovington, NM $49,456

Mcdonald, NM $49,321

Malaga, NM $49,327

Maljamar, NM $49,278

Monument, NM $49,395

Tatum, NM $49,353

Whites City, NM $49,436

Carrizozo, NM $49,024

Alamogordo, NM $48,868

Alto, NM $49,031

Bent, NM $48,877

Capitan, NM $48,917

Cloudcroft, NM $48,872

Corona, NM $49,237

Encino, NM $49,633

Fort Stanton, NM $48,938

Glencoe, NM $48,903

High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $48,863

Holloman Air Force Base, NM $48,863

Hondo, NM $48,948

La Luz, NM $48,863

Lincoln, NM $48,806

Mayhill, NM $48,973

Mescalero, NM $48,885

Nogal, NM $49,094

Orogrande, NM $48,887

Picacho, NM $48,938

Pinon, NM $49,122

Ruidoso, NM $49,125

Ruidoso Downs, NM $49,058

Sacramento, NM $48,907

San Patricio, NM $48,965

Sunspot, NM $48,863

Timberon, NM $48,968

Tinnie, NM $48,909

Tularosa, NM $48,895

Vaughn, NM $49,433

Weed, NM $48,967

Tucumcari, NM $49,678

Amistad, NM $49,614

Bard, NM $49,535

Capulin, NM $50,096

Clayton, NM $49,711

Conchas Dam, NM $49,756

Cuervo, NM $49,516

Des Moines, NM $49,898

Folsom, NM $49,975

Garita, NM $49,660

Gladstone, NM $49,760

Grenville, NM $49,751

Logan, NM $49,677

Mcalister, NM $49,523

Nara Visa, NM $49,559

Newkirk, NM $49,614

Quay, NM $49,642

San Jon, NM $49,589

Santa Rosa, NM $49,642

Sedan, NM $49,660

Trementina, NM $49,658

Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper 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, Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$63,420	$30.0	25%
Internet	$60,883	$29.0	20%
Software & Networking	$60,883	$29.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$58,347	$28.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$55,810	$27.0	10%

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

Understanding how an Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper'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.

$45,798

Average $50,736/year

$56,710

$3,816

Average $4,228/month

$4,726

$881

Average $976/week

$1,091

$22

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,710	$4,726	$1,091	$27
Average	$50,736	$4,228	$976	$24
25th Percentile	$45,798	$3,816	$881	$22

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