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 $46,618 for beginners, reaching about $49,648 at mid-level, and approach $54,044 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 $60,639, California $60,409, Massachusetts $59,604. 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 August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper in New Mexico is $50,726 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): $62,134
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,789 to $56,697
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,294

10% $41,294

50% (Median) $50,726

90% $62,134

Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,697	$4,725	$1,090	$27
Average	$50,726	$4,227	$976	$24
25th Percentile	$45,789	$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): $46,618
Early Career (1-2 years): $46,995
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,648
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $52,634
Expert (over 8 years): $54,044

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper	less than 1 year	$46,618
Early Career Level Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper	1-2 years	$46,995
Mid-Level Level Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper	2-4 years	$49,648
Senior-Level Level Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper	5-8 years	$52,634
Expert Level Administrative Assistant/Timekeeper	over 8 years	$54,044

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: $60,639.
California: $60,409.
Massachusetts: $59,604.

District of Columbia $60,639 California $60,409 Massachusetts $59,604 Washington $59,385 New Jersey $59,363 Alaska $59,286 Connecticut $58,531 New York $58,224

Hawaii $57,244 Rhode Island $56,784 Maryland $56,471 Minnesota $56,044 Colorado $55,880 Illinois $55,825 Oregon $55,617 Delaware $55,464

New Hampshire $55,367 Virginia $55,151 Pennsylvania $54,522 Nevada $54,204 North Dakota $54,100 Michigan $53,936 Wisconsin $53,875 Vermont $53,755

Texas $53,421 Maine $53,399 Arizona $53,366 Ohio $53,328 Georgia $52,824 Indiana $52,572 Wyoming $52,523 Utah $52,446

Iowa $52,413 Kansas $52,150 Louisiana $52,074 North Carolina $52,046 Missouri $52,035 Florida $51,822 Montana $51,707 Nebraska $51,597

Kentucky $51,537 South Carolina $51,318 Tennessee $51,181 Idaho $51,126 New Mexico $50,726 Oklahoma $50,639 Alabama $50,315 South Dakota $49,773

Arkansas $49,478 West Virginia $49,319 Mississippi $48,842

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: $51,266
Belen: $50,981
Bernalillo: $51,357

Algodones, NM $51,266

Belen, NM $50,981

Bernalillo, NM $51,357

Bluewater, NM $50,279

Bosque, NM $50,606

Casa Blanca, NM $50,721

Cedar Crest, NM $51,400

Cedarvale, NM $49,384

Cerrillos, NM $51,303

Claunch, NM $49,201

Coyote, NM $50,548

Cuba, NM $50,467

Cubero, NM $50,833

Edgewood, NM $51,170

Estancia, NM $50,560

Gallina, NM $50,283

Counselor, NM $50,314

Grants, NM $50,221

Milan, NM $50,422

Isleta, NM $51,445

Jarales, NM $50,932

Jemez Pueblo, NM $51,020

Jemez Springs, NM $50,863

Laguna, NM $51,082

La Jara, NM $50,410

La Joya, NM $50,294

Lindrith, NM $50,233

Los Lunas, NM $51,251

Mcintosh, NM $50,838

Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $50,500

Moriarty, NM $50,668

Mountainair, NM $50,121

Nageezi, NM $50,248

New Laguna, NM $50,808

Paguate, NM $50,843

Pena Blanca, NM $51,411

Peralta, NM $51,332

Placitas, NM $51,358

Ponderosa, NM $50,955

Prewitt, NM $50,263

Regina, NM $50,298

Sandia Park, NM $51,271

Corrales, NM $51,464

San Fidel, NM $50,535

San Rafael, NM $50,319

Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $51,271

San Ysidro, NM $51,202

Stanley, NM $50,660

Tijeras, NM $51,277

Tome, NM $51,182

Torreon, NM $51,012

Veguita, NM $50,602

Willard, NM $50,031

Youngsville, NM $50,562

Bosque Farms, NM $51,426

Clines Corners, NM $50,354

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $51,310

Cochiti Lake, NM $51,377

Albuquerque, NM $51,493

Kirtland Afb, NM $51,493

Rio Rancho, NM $51,409

Gallup, NM $50,336

Brimhall, NM $50,194

Church Rock, NM $50,217

Continental Divide, NM $50,182

Crownpoint, NM $50,223

Fence Lake, NM $49,999

Fort Wingate, NM $50,200

Gamerco, NM $50,284

Mentmore, NM $50,206

Mexican Springs, NM $50,200

Ramah, NM $50,108

Rehoboth, NM $50,234

Thoreau, NM $50,237

Tohatchi, NM $50,191

Vanderwagen, NM $50,200

Zuni, NM $50,188

Navajo, NM $50,257

Jamestown, NM $50,132

Pinehill, NM $50,070

Sheep Springs, NM $50,245

Smith Lake, NM $50,432

Yatahey, NM $50,227

Farmington, NM $50,468

Aztec, NM $50,561

Blanco, NM $50,325

Bloomfield, NM $50,266

Flora Vista, NM $50,520

Fruitland, NM $50,204

Kirtland, NM $50,521

La Plata, NM $50,539

Navajo Dam, NM $50,516

Shiprock, NM $50,446

Waterflow, NM $50,421

Newcomb, NM $50,214

Sanostee, NM $50,246

Santa Fe, NM $51,756

Abiquiu, NM $50,340

Alcalde, NM $51,217

Amalia, NM $50,263

Arroyo Hondo, NM $50,193

Arroyo Seco, NM $50,251

Canjilon, NM $50,185

Canones, NM $50,642

Carson, NM $50,385

Cebolla, NM $50,214

Cerro, NM $50,229

Chama, NM $50,434

Chamisal, NM $51,081

Chimayo, NM $51,440

Cordova, NM $51,353

Costilla, NM $50,474

Taos Ski Valley, NM $50,091

Dixon, NM $51,032

Dulce, NM $50,433

El Prado, NM $50,295

El Rito, NM $50,526

Embudo, NM $50,770

Espanola, NM $51,377

Glorieta, NM $51,556

Hernandez, NM $50,900

Ilfeld, NM $51,081

La Madera, NM $50,437

Lamy, NM $51,360

Llano, NM $50,978

Los Alamos, NM $51,481

White Rock, NM $51,578

Medanales, NM $50,956

Ojo Caliente, NM $50,657

Los Ojos, NM $50,311

Pecos, NM $51,396

Penasco, NM $50,788

Petaca, NM $50,138

Questa, NM $50,282

Ranchos De Taos, NM $50,547

Red River, NM $50,139

Ribera, NM $50,461

Rowe, NM $51,129

San Cristobal, NM $50,137

San Jose, NM $51,003

Ohkay Owingeh, NM $51,252

Santa Cruz, NM $51,422

Serafina, NM $50,334

Taos, NM $50,266

Tererro, NM $51,560

Tesuque, NM $51,756

Tierra Amarilla, NM $50,266

Trampas, NM $50,746

Tres Piedras, NM $50,124

Truchas, NM $51,209

Vadito, NM $50,721

Valdez, NM $50,175

Vallecitos, NM $50,135

Velarde, NM $50,955

Villanueva, NM $50,364

Spaceport City, NM $49,337

Las Vegas, NM $49,936

Angel Fire, NM $50,084

Anton Chico, NM $49,850

Buena Vista, NM $50,308

Chacon, NM $50,343

Cimarron, NM $50,005

Cleveland, NM $50,700

Eagle Nest, NM $50,043

Guadalupita, NM $50,266

Holman, NM $50,571

La Loma, NM $49,766

Maxwell, NM $50,022

Miami, NM $49,915

Mills, NM $49,737

Montezuma, NM $50,958

Mora, NM $50,772

Mosquero, NM $49,694

Ocate, NM $49,969

Ojo Feliz, NM $50,100

Rainsville, NM $50,320

Raton, NM $50,148

Rociada, NM $50,984

Roy, NM $49,748

Sapello, NM $50,541

Solano, NM $49,687

Springer, NM $49,893

Ute Park, NM $50,029

Valmora, NM $49,894

Wagon Mound, NM $49,837

Watrous, NM $49,911

Socorro, NM $49,796

Aragon, NM $49,946

Datil, NM $49,740

Lemitar, NM $50,027

Luna, NM $50,035

Magdalena, NM $49,744

Pie Town, NM $49,910

Polvadera, NM $50,148

Quemado, NM $50,014

Reserve, NM $49,924

San Acacia, NM $50,231

San Antonio, NM $49,520

Truth Or Consequences, NM $49,510

Arrey, NM $49,502

Caballo, NM $49,536

Derry, NM $49,284

Elephant Butte, NM $49,639

Garfield, NM $49,141

Hatch, NM $48,353

Monticello, NM $49,507

Rincon, NM $48,075

Salem, NM $48,987

Williamsburg, NM $49,572

Winston, NM $49,543

Las Cruces, NM $47,446

White Sands Missile Range, NM $47,601

Santa Teresa, NM $47,947

Playas, NM $49,739

Animas, NM $49,861

Anthony, NM $47,936

Arenas Valley, NM $49,773

Bayard, NM $49,727

Berino, NM $47,718

Buckhorn, NM $49,778

Santa Clara, NM $49,814

Chamberino, NM $47,768

Cliff, NM $49,721

Columbus, NM $49,587

Deming, NM $49,599

Dona Ana, NM $47,447

Fairacres, NM $47,589

Faywood, NM $49,576

Fort Bayard, NM $49,766

Gila, NM $49,647

Glenwood, NM $49,686

Hachita, NM $49,587

Hanover, NM $49,597

Hillsboro, NM $49,496

Hurley, NM $49,693

La Mesa, NM $48,353

Lordsburg, NM $49,702

Mesilla, NM $47,447

Mesilla Park, NM $47,452

Mesquite, NM $47,492

Mimbres, NM $49,637

Mule Creek, NM $49,771

Organ, NM $47,476

Pinos Altos, NM $49,720

Radium Springs, NM $47,466

Redrock, NM $49,593

Rodeo, NM $49,924

San Miguel, NM $47,474

Silver City, NM $49,720

Sunland Park, NM $47,692

Tyrone, NM $49,867

Vado, NM $47,511

Chaparral, NM $48,110

Clovis, NM $49,625

Cannon Afb, NM $49,515

Broadview, NM $49,480

Causey, NM $49,395

Crossroads, NM $49,278

Dora, NM $49,513

Elida, NM $49,307

Floyd, NM $49,427

Fort Sumner, NM $49,387

Grady, NM $49,527

House, NM $49,488

Kenna, NM $49,308

Lingo, NM $49,392

Melrose, NM $49,496

Milnesand, NM $49,288

Pep, NM $49,355

Portales, NM $49,536

Rogers, NM $49,369

Saint Vrain, NM $49,528

Taiban, NM $49,370

Texico, NM $49,547

Yeso, NM $49,191

Roswell, NM $49,248

Artesia, NM $49,346

Caprock, NM $49,245

Carlsbad, NM $49,378

Dexter, NM $49,283

Eunice, NM $49,422

Hagerman, NM $49,308

Hobbs, NM $49,494

Hope, NM $49,127

Jal, NM $49,364

Lake Arthur, NM $49,226

Lakewood, NM $49,300

Loco Hills, NM $49,390

Loving, NM $49,365

Lovington, NM $49,446

Mcdonald, NM $49,312

Malaga, NM $49,317

Maljamar, NM $49,269

Monument, NM $49,385

Tatum, NM $49,343

Whites City, NM $49,426

Carrizozo, NM $49,015

Alamogordo, NM $48,859

Alto, NM $49,022

Bent, NM $48,868

Capitan, NM $48,908

Cloudcroft, NM $48,862

Corona, NM $49,228

Encino, NM $49,623

Fort Stanton, NM $48,929

Glencoe, NM $48,894

High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $48,853

Holloman Air Force Base, NM $48,853

Hondo, NM $48,939

La Luz, NM $48,853

Lincoln, NM $48,796

Mayhill, NM $48,964

Mescalero, NM $48,875

Nogal, NM $49,085

Orogrande, NM $48,878

Picacho, NM $48,928

Pinon, NM $49,112

Ruidoso, NM $49,115

Ruidoso Downs, NM $49,048

Sacramento, NM $48,897

San Patricio, NM $48,955

Sunspot, NM $48,853

Timberon, NM $48,959

Tinnie, NM $48,900

Tularosa, NM $48,885

Vaughn, NM $49,423

Weed, NM $48,958

Tucumcari, NM $49,669

Amistad, NM $49,605

Bard, NM $49,525

Capulin, NM $50,086

Clayton, NM $49,701

Conchas Dam, NM $49,746

Cuervo, NM $49,507

Des Moines, NM $49,888

Folsom, NM $49,965

Garita, NM $49,651

Gladstone, NM $49,750

Grenville, NM $49,741

Logan, NM $49,667

Mcalister, NM $49,513

Nara Visa, NM $49,549

Newkirk, NM $49,604

Quay, NM $49,632

San Jon, NM $49,579

Santa Rosa, NM $49,632

Sedan, NM $49,650

Trementina, NM $49,648

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	$63,408	$30.0	25%
Internet	$60,871	$29.0	20%
Software & Networking	$60,871	$29.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$58,335	$28.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$55,799	$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.

$45,789

Average $50,726/year

$56,697

$3,816

Average $4,227/month

$4,725

$881

Average $976/week

$1,090

$22

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,697	$4,725	$1,090	$27
Average	$50,726	$4,227	$976	$24
25th Percentile	$45,789	$3,816	$881	$22

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