What are the main factors that influence an Administrive 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 Administrive Assistant?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Administrive Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

How does experience change An Administrive Assistant's salary?

An Administrive Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $43,096 for beginners, reaching about $45,865 at mid-level, and approach $47,621 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Administrive Assistant?

Administrive Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Administrive Assistant roles are District of Columbia $50,777, California $50,584, Massachusetts $49,910. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Administrive Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Administrive Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Physician Assistant - Cardiology: $121,531; Physician Assistant - Clinic: $121,531; Pathology Assistant: $79,192; Telemedicine Assistant: $76,620; Assistant: $57,378.

Administrive Assistant Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Administrive Assistant make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Administrive Assistant in Wisconsin is $45,113 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,736
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,068 to $49,627
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,386

10% $37,386

50% (Median) $45,113

90% $53,736

Administrive Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,627	$4,136	$954	$24
Average	$45,113	$3,759	$868	$22
25th Percentile	$41,068	$3,422	$790	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Administrive Assistant Salaries

An Administrive 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 Administrive Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Administrive 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): $43,096
Early Career (1-2 years): $44,046
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $45,865
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $47,433
Expert (over 8 years): $47,621

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Administrive Assistant	less than 1 year	$43,096
Early Career Level Administrive Assistant	1-2 years	$44,046
Mid-Level Level Administrive Assistant	2-4 years	$45,865
Senior-Level Level Administrive Assistant	5-8 years	$47,433
Expert Level Administrive Assistant	over 8 years	$47,621

How Do Administrive 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 Administrive Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,777.
California: $50,584.
Massachusetts: $49,910.

District of Columbia $50,777 California $50,584 Massachusetts $49,910 Washington $49,727 New Jersey $49,708 Alaska $49,644 Connecticut $49,011 New York $48,754

Hawaii $47,933 Rhode Island $47,548 Maryland $47,287 Minnesota $46,929 Colorado $46,792 Illinois $46,746 Oregon $46,571 Delaware $46,443

New Hampshire $46,362 Virginia $46,182 Pennsylvania $45,654 Nevada $45,388 North Dakota $45,301 Michigan $45,164 Wisconsin $45,113 Vermont $45,012

Texas $44,732 Maine $44,714 Arizona $44,687 Ohio $44,654 Georgia $44,233 Indiana $44,022 Wyoming $43,980 Utah $43,916

Iowa $43,889 Kansas $43,668 Louisiana $43,604 North Carolina $43,581 Missouri $43,572 Florida $43,393 Montana $43,297 Nebraska $43,205

Kentucky $43,155 South Carolina $42,971 Tennessee $42,857 Idaho $42,811 New Mexico $42,476 Oklahoma $42,403 Alabama $42,132 South Dakota $41,678

Arkansas $41,430 West Virginia $41,297 Mississippi $40,898

Top Paying Cities for Administrive 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:

Green Lake: $43,882
Greenville: $44,300
Hancock: $43,494

Green Lake, WI $43,882

Greenville, WI $44,300

Hancock, WI $43,494

Hortonville, WI $44,206

Iola, WI $43,687

King, WI $44,021

Larsen, WI $44,125

Leopolis, WI $43,633

Manawa, WI $43,849

Marion, WI $43,714

Menasha, WI $44,336

Neenah, WI $44,255

Neshkoro, WI $43,724

New London, WI $44,024

Ogdensburg, WI $43,751

Omro, WI $43,967

Pickett, WI $44,003

Pine River, WI $43,833

Plainfield, WI $43,574

Poy Sippi, WI $43,863

Princeton, WI $43,777

Readfield, WI $44,081

Redgranite, WI $43,875

Ripon, WI $43,959

Rosendale, WI $43,981

Saxeville, WI $43,784

Scandinavia, WI $43,722

Tilleda, WI $43,567

Van Dyne, WI $44,036

Waukau, WI $43,960

Waupaca, WI $43,842

Wautoma, WI $43,740

Weyauwega, WI $43,917

Wild Rose, WI $43,753

Winnebago, WI $44,137

Winneconne, WI $44,034

Wilson, WI $44,756

Boyd, WI $43,597

Cadott, WI $43,629

Chetek, WI $43,511

Chippewa Falls, WI $43,722

Colfax, WI $43,669

Conrath, WI $43,423

Cornell, WI $43,535

Dallas, WI $43,761

Downing, WI $44,547

Downsville, WI $44,223

Durand, WI $44,181

Eau Galle, WI $44,083

Eleva, WI $43,769

Elk Mound, WI $43,673

Elmwood, WI $44,507

Fairchild, WI $43,716

Fall Creek, WI $43,742

Gilmanton, WI $43,969

Holcombe, WI $43,460

Humbird, WI $43,668

Independence, WI $43,842

Jim Falls, WI $43,572

Knapp, WI $44,523

Maiden Rock, WI $44,577

Menomonie, WI $44,181

Merrillan, WI $43,607

Mondovi, WI $43,858

Nelson, WI $44,381

New Auburn, WI $43,493

Osseo, WI $43,872

Pepin, WI $44,731

Pigeon Falls, WI $43,969

Plum City, WI $44,517

Prairie Farm, WI $44,138

Ridgeland, WI $43,901

Rock Falls, WI $43,691

Sand Creek, WI $43,517

Sheldon, WI $43,404

Spring Valley, WI $44,787

Stanley, WI $43,609

Stockholm, WI $44,836

Strum, WI $43,843

Thorp, WI $43,588

Wheeler, WI $43,997

Whitehall, WI $43,785

Spooner, WI $43,391

Almena, WI $43,998

Ashland, WI $43,347

Balsam Lake, WI $44,715

Barron, WI $43,722

Barronett, WI $43,409

Bayfield, WI $43,348

Benoit, WI $43,285

Birchwood, WI $43,331

Brill, WI $43,513

Bruce, WI $43,381

Brule, WI $43,752

Cable, WI $43,196

Cameron, WI $43,524

Centuria, WI $44,961

Comstock, WI $44,117

Cornucopia, WI $43,406

Couderay, WI $43,218

Cumberland, WI $43,793

Danbury, WI $43,650

Drummond, WI $43,325

Edgewater, WI $43,306

Exeland, WI $43,250

Foxboro, WI $43,908

Frederic, WI $44,036

Gordon, WI $43,543

Grand View, WI $43,236

Grantsburg, WI $44,304

Haugen, WI $43,560

Hawthorne, WI $43,896

Hayward, WI $43,250

Herbster, WI $43,465

Hertel, WI $43,402

High Bridge, WI $43,282

Iron River, WI $43,593

Ladysmith, WI $43,385

Lake Nebagamon, WI $43,799

La Pointe, WI $43,274

Luck, WI $44,546

Maple, WI $43,902

Marengo, WI $43,264

Mason, WI $43,270

Mikana, WI $43,508

Milltown, WI $44,732

Minong, WI $43,524

Odanah, WI $43,446

Ojibwa, WI $43,175

Glidden, WI $43,192

Harshaw, WI $43,392

Hawkins, WI $43,309

Hazelhurst, WI $43,399

Heafford Junction, WI $43,435

Hurley, WI $43,312

Iron Belt, WI $43,231

Kennan, WI $43,316

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $43,387

Lake Tomahawk, WI $43,412

Land O Lakes, WI $43,353

Laona, WI $43,377

Long Lake, WI $43,258

Mc Naughton, WI $43,417

Manitowish Waters, WI $43,350

Mellen, WI $43,209

Mercer, WI $43,274

Minocqua, WI $43,433

Montreal, WI $43,323

Park Falls, WI $43,306

Phelps, WI $43,353

Phillips, WI $43,325

Prentice, WI $43,359

Presque Isle, WI $43,332

Saint Germain, WI $43,441

Saxon, WI $43,247

Sayner, WI $43,382

Star Lake, WI $43,269

Three Lakes, WI $43,391

Tony, WI $43,379

Tripoli, WI $43,286

Upson, WI $43,102

Wabeno, WI $43,381

Woodruff, WI $43,451

La Crosse, WI $43,146

Alma, WI $44,245

Alma Center, WI $43,662

Arcadia, WI $43,821

Arkdale, WI $43,496

Bangor, WI $43,240

Black River Falls, WI $43,520

Blair, WI $43,652

Camp Douglas, WI $43,560

Cashton, WI $43,287

Cataract, WI $43,356

Chaseburg, WI $43,217

Cochrane, WI $44,168

Coon Valley, WI $43,199

De Soto, WI $43,291

Dodge, WI $43,698

Eastman, WI $43,414

Ettrick, WI $43,374

Ferryville, WI $43,362

Fountain City, WI $43,978

Galesville, WI $43,507

Gays Mills, WI $43,498

Genoa, WI $43,249

Hillsboro, WI $43,653

Hixton, WI $43,661

Holmen, WI $43,246

Hustler, WI $43,719

Kendall, WI $43,599

La Farge, WI $43,532

Lynxville, WI $43,418

Mather, WI $43,508

Melrose, WI $43,366

Millston, WI $43,415

Mindoro, WI $43,277

Mount Sterling, WI $43,569

Necedah, WI $43,513

Norwalk, WI $43,338

Oakdale, WI $43,563

Onalaska, WI $43,179

Ontario, WI $43,528

Readstown, WI $43,483

Rockland, WI $43,232

Seneca, WI $43,612

Soldiers Grove, WI $43,530

Sparta, WI $43,322

Steuben, WI $43,493

Stoddard, WI $43,181

Taylor, WI $43,566

Tomah, WI $43,585

Trempealeau, WI $43,501

Palmyra, WI $44,484

Tunnel City, WI $43,563

Viola, WI $43,560

Viroqua, WI $43,288

Warrens, WI $43,495

Westby, WI $43,266

West Salem, WI $43,201

Wilton, WI $43,560

Eau Claire, WI $43,842

Altoona, WI $43,901

Arkansaw, WI $44,362

Augusta, WI $43,732

Bay City, WI $44,765

Bloomer, WI $43,582

Boyceville, WI $44,269

Glen Flora, WI $43,308

Wales, WI $45,093

Bagley, WI $43,422

Beetown, WI $43,465

Benton, WI $43,637

Bloomington, WI $43,473

Boscobel, WI $43,567

Cassville, WI $43,421

Cuba City, WI $43,559

Dickeyville, WI $43,596

Fennimore, WI $43,619

Glen Haven, WI $43,397

Hazel Green, WI $43,489

Kieler, WI $43,608

Lancaster, WI $43,519

Mount Hope, WI $43,466

Patch Grove, WI $43,623

Platteville, WI $43,705

Potosi, WI $43,433

Prairie Du Chien, WI $43,528

Sinsinawa, WI $43,471

Stitzer, WI $43,605

Wauzeka, WI $43,488

Woodman, WI $43,440

Portage, WI $44,397

Adams, WI $43,696

Arlington, WI $44,846

Baraboo, WI $44,400

Beaver Dam, WI $44,360

Brandon, WI $43,888

Briggsville, WI $44,121

Burnett, WI $44,061

Cambria, WI $44,335

Cazenovia, WI $43,732

Columbus, WI $44,710

Dalton, WI $44,082

Dellwood, WI $43,549

Doylestown, WI $44,640

Elroy, WI $43,612

Endeavor, WI $44,065

Fairwater, WI $43,974

Fall River, WI $44,583

Fox Lake, WI $44,142

Friendship, WI $43,565

Friesland, WI $44,278

Grand Marsh, WI $43,716

Hillpoint, WI $43,988

Kingston, WI $44,124

Lake Delton, WI $44,237

La Valle, WI $43,793

Lime Ridge, WI $43,956

Loganville, WI $44,089

Lyndon Station, WI $43,851

Markesan, WI $43,911

Marquette, WI $44,062

Mauston, WI $43,686

Montello, WI $43,910

New Lisbon, WI $43,565

North Freedom, WI $44,422

Oxford, WI $43,917

Packwaukee, WI $44,092

Pardeeville, WI $44,423

Poynette, WI $44,705

Randolph, WI $44,333

Reedsburg, WI $44,076

Rio, WI $44,657

Rock Springs, WI $44,134

Union Center, WI $43,809

Waupun, WI $43,980

Westfield, WI $43,706

Wisconsin Dells, WI $44,056

Wonewoc, WI $43,643

Wyocena, WI $44,523

Amery, WI $44,972

Baldwin, WI $45,242

Beldenville, WI $45,159

Clayton, WI $44,384

Clear Lake, WI $44,741

Cushing, WI $44,820

Deer Park, WI $45,063

Dresser, WI $45,366

East Ellsworth, WI $45,044

Ellsworth, WI $45,118

Glenwood City, WI $44,841

Hager City, WI $45,234

Hammond, WI $45,775

Hudson, WI $46,500

New Richmond, WI $45,886

Osceola, WI $46,004

Prescott, WI $46,131

River Falls, WI $46,073

Roberts, WI $46,060

Saint Croix Falls, WI $45,097

Somerset, WI $46,318

Star Prairie, WI $45,764

Pell Lake, WI $44,364

Pleasant Prairie, WI $44,405

Powers Lake, WI $44,439

Rochester, WI $44,618

Salem, WI $44,475

Silver Lake, WI $44,486

Somers, WI $44,350

South Milwaukee, WI $45,663

Springfield, WI $44,383

Sturtevant, WI $44,359

Sullivan, WI $44,588

Trevor, WI $44,496

Twin Lakes, WI $44,477

Union Grove, WI $44,455

Walworth, WI $44,289

Radisson, WI $43,230

Waterford, WI $44,854

Waukesha, WI $45,535

Whitewater, WI $44,231

Williams Bay, WI $44,247

Wilmot, WI $44,493

Woodworth, WI $44,439

Zenda, WI $44,244

Milwaukee, WI $45,911

Saint Francis, WI $45,891

Racine, WI $44,329

Afton, WI $44,200

Albany, WI $44,501

Arena, WI $44,516

Argyle, WI $44,253

Avalon, WI $44,206

Avoca, WI $43,952

Barneveld, WI $44,520

Belleville, WI $44,795

Belmont, WI $43,827

Beloit, WI $44,159

Black Earth, WI $44,797

Blanchardville, WI $44,369

Blue Mounds, WI $44,665

Blue River, WI $43,551

Brodhead, WI $44,198

Brooklyn, WI $44,816

Browntown, WI $43,906

Cambridge, WI $44,795

Gile, WI $43,457

Clinton, WI $44,232

Wausau, WI $43,601

Marshfield, WI $43,619

Abbotsford, WI $43,576

Amherst, WI $43,692

Amherst Junction, WI $43,643

Aniwa, WI $43,430

Antigo, WI $43,473

Arpin, WI $43,533

Athens, WI $43,476

Auburndale, WI $43,512

Babcock, WI $43,444

Birnamwood, WI $43,456

Blenker, WI $43,506

Bowler, WI $43,540

Brokaw, WI $43,542

Bryant, WI $43,379

Chili, WI $43,567

Colby, WI $43,553

Curtiss, WI $43,533

Custer, WI $43,582

Deerbrook, WI $43,376

Dorchester, WI $43,536

Edgar, WI $43,511

Eland, WI $43,505

Elcho, WI $43,397

Elderon, WI $43,531

Elton, WI $43,435

Galloway, WI $43,573

Gilman, WI $43,438

Jump River, WI $43,400

Gleason, WI $43,385

Granton, WI $43,564

Greenwood, WI $43,587

Hannibal, WI $43,430

Hatley, WI $43,488

Hewitt, WI $43,697

Irma, WI $43,405

Junction City, WI $43,489

Loyal, WI $43,583

Lublin, WI $43,474

Marathon, WI $43,503

Mattoon, WI $43,590

Medford, WI $43,489

Merrill, WI $43,474

Milladore, WI $43,504

Mosinee, WI $43,533

Neillsville, WI $43,624

Nekoosa, WI $43,548

Nelsonville, WI $43,738

Ogema, WI $43,372

Owen, WI $43,542

Pearson, WI $43,361

Pelican Lake, WI $43,364

Phlox, WI $43,557

Woodville, WI $44,993

Houlton, WI $46,614

Abrams, WI $43,602

Amberg, WI $43,338

Armstrong Creek, WI $43,349

Athelstane, WI $43,366

Black Creek, WI $44,074

Bonduel, WI $43,723

Brillion, WI $44,035

Cecil, WI $43,656

Coleman, WI $43,564

Combined Locks, WI $44,367

Crivitz, WI $43,486

De Pere, WI $43,696

Dunbar, WI $43,320

Fence, WI $43,275

Florence, WI $43,339

Forest Junction, WI $44,161

Gillett, WI $43,624

Goodman, WI $43,347

Greenleaf, WI $43,863

Green Valley, WI $43,636

Gresham, WI $43,608

Hilbert, WI $44,144

Kaukauna, WI $44,312

Freedom, WI $44,257

Keshena, WI $43,655

Kimberly, WI $44,370

Krakow, WI $43,636

Lakewood, WI $43,419

Lena, WI $43,594

Little Chute, WI $44,368

Little Suamico, WI $43,591

Marinette, WI $43,619

Mountain, WI $43,444

Neopit, WI $43,548

Niagara, WI $43,386

Nichols, WI $43,879

Oconto, WI $43,590

Oconto Falls, WI $43,614

Oneida, WI $43,640

Pembine, WI $43,358

Peshtigo, WI $43,582

Porterfield, WI $43,469

Potter, WI $44,058

Pound, WI $43,517

Pulaski, WI $43,652

Pickerel, WI $43,402

Pittsville, WI $43,501

Plover, WI $43,647

Port Edwards, WI $43,670

Rib Lake, WI $43,431

Ringle, WI $43,474

Rosholt, WI $43,564

Rothschild, WI $43,641

Rudolph, WI $43,518

Schofield, WI $43,605

Spencer, WI $43,574

Stetsonville, WI $43,509

Stevens Point, WI $43,628

Stratford, WI $43,538

Summit Lake, WI $43,410

Tigerton, WI $43,607

Tomahawk, WI $43,437

Unity, WI $43,540

Vesper, WI $43,525

Westboro, WI $43,375

White Lake, WI $43,397

Willard, WI $43,577

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $43,602

Withee, WI $43,516

Wittenberg, WI $43,555

Rhinelander, WI $43,461

Argonne, WI $43,322

Boulder Junction, WI $43,349

Brantwood, WI $43,308

Butternut, WI $43,238

Catawba, WI $43,322

Clam Lake, WI $43,088

Conover, WI $43,371

Crandon, WI $43,439

Eagle River, WI $43,436

Fifield, WI $43,295

Poplar, WI $43,966

Port Wing, WI $43,604

Seymour, WI $43,827

Oak Creek, WI $45,354

Adell, WI $44,468

Allenton, WI $44,631

Ashippun, WI $44,774

Belgium, WI $44,904

Brookfield, WI $45,810

Brownsville, WI $44,025

Butler, WI $45,836

Campbellsport, WI $44,242

Cascade, WI $44,205

Cedarburg, WI $45,419

Cedar Grove, WI $44,698

Chilton, WI $44,060

Cleveland, WI $43,884

Clyman, WI $44,423

Colgate, WI $45,347

Delafield, WI $45,075

Eden, WI $44,011

Elkhart Lake, WI $44,008

Fredonia, WI $44,893

Germantown, WI $45,535

Glenbeulah, WI $43,986

Grafton, WI $45,428

Greenbush, WI $43,985

Hartford, WI $44,947

Hartland, WI $45,212

Hingham, WI $44,398

Horicon, WI $44,294

Hubertus, WI $45,286

Hustisford, WI $44,472

Iron Ridge, WI $44,538

Ixonia, WI $44,676

Jackson, WI $45,290

Johnson Creek, WI $44,539

Juneau, WI $44,294

Kewaskum, WI $44,649

Kiel, WI $43,931

Kohler, WI $44,120

Lannon, WI $45,599

Lebanon, WI $44,515

Lomira, WI $44,231

Malone, WI $44,023

Mayville, WI $44,246

Menomonee Falls, WI $45,667

Merton, WI $45,286

Mount Calvary, WI $44,060

Nashotah, WI $45,065

Neosho, WI $44,693

Newburg, WI $45,075

New Holstein, WI $43,998

Newton, WI $43,842

North Lake, WI $45,444

Oakfield, WI $43,943

Oconomowoc, WI $44,888

Okauchee, WI $45,016

Oostburg, WI $44,478

Pewaukee, WI $45,408

Plymouth, WI $44,067

Port Washington, WI $45,153

Random Lake, WI $44,680

Richfield, WI $45,311

Rubicon, WI $44,770

Saint Cloud, WI $44,056

Saukville, WI $45,208

Sheboygan, WI $44,247

Sheboygan Falls, WI $44,098

Slinger, WI $45,088

Stockbridge, WI $44,159

Sussex, WI $45,443

West Bend, WI $44,854

Theresa, WI $44,496

Thiensville, WI $45,755

Waldo, WI $44,358

Watertown, WI $44,483

Mequon, WI $45,637

Woodland, WI $44,578

Bassett, WI $44,477

Benet Lake, WI $44,435

Big Bend, WI $45,170

Bristol, WI $44,441

Burlington, WI $44,524

Caledonia, WI $44,691

Camp Lake, WI $44,490

Cudahy, WI $45,855

Darien, WI $44,280

Delavan, WI $44,261

Dousman, WI $44,766

Eagle, WI $44,684

Cobb, WI $43,977

Cottage Grove, WI $45,052

Cross Plains, WI $44,939

Dane, WI $44,936

Darlington, WI $43,952

Deerfield, WI $44,928

De Forest, WI $44,986

Dodgeville, WI $44,174

Edgerton, WI $44,697

Edmund, WI $44,073

Evansville, WI $44,574

Footville, WI $44,295

Fort Atkinson, WI $44,505

Gotham, WI $44,172

Gratiot, WI $43,755

Hanover, WI $44,286

Highland, WI $43,917

Hollandale, WI $44,440

Janesville, WI $44,321

Shawano, WI $43,680

Sherwood, WI $44,274

Shiocton, WI $43,962

Sobieski, WI $43,598

Suamico, WI $43,586

Suring, WI $43,532

Townsend, WI $43,439

Wausaukee, WI $43,413

Wrightstown, WI $44,143

Zachow, WI $43,669

Algoma, WI $43,589

Baileys Harbor, WI $43,469

Brussels, WI $43,585

Casco, WI $43,593

Collins, WI $43,935

Denmark, WI $43,645

Egg Harbor, WI $43,504

Ellison Bay, WI $43,430

Ephraim, WI $43,503

Fish Creek, WI $43,474

Forestville, WI $43,585

Francis Creek, WI $43,696

Kellnersville, WI $43,724

Kewaunee, WI $43,614

Luxemburg, WI $43,594

Manitowoc, WI $43,778

Maplewood, WI $43,578

Maribel, WI $43,697

Mishicot, WI $43,660

New Franken, WI $43,588

Reedsville, WI $43,813

Saint Nazianz, WI $43,900

Sister Bay, WI $43,478

Sturgeon Bay, WI $43,593

Tisch Mills, WI $43,640

Two Rivers, WI $43,657

Valders, WI $43,879

Washington Island, WI $43,404

Whitelaw, WI $43,726

Green Bay, WI $43,581

East Troy, WI $44,684

Elkhorn, WI $44,377

Elm Grove, WI $45,836

Fontana, WI $44,272

Franksville, WI $44,661

Genesee Depot, WI $45,005

Genoa City, WI $44,398

Greendale, WI $45,803

Hales Corners, WI $45,725

Franklin, WI $45,461

Helenville, WI $44,433

Honey Creek, WI $44,544

Kansasville, WI $44,529

Kenosha, WI $44,340

New Berlin, WI $45,582

Lake Geneva, WI $44,248

Lyons, WI $44,486

Mukwonago, WI $44,957

Muskego, WI $45,242

New Munster, WI $44,491

North Prairie, WI $44,933

Fremont, WI $43,999

Rice Lake, WI $43,473

Sarona, WI $43,367

Shell Lake, WI $43,404

Siren, WI $43,843

Solon Springs, WI $43,596

South Range, WI $44,008

Springbrook, WI $43,283

Stone Lake, WI $43,299

Superior, WI $44,055

Trego, WI $43,330

Turtle Lake, WI $44,311

Wascott, WI $43,552

Washburn, WI $43,386

Webster, WI $43,438

Weyerhaeuser, WI $43,368

Winter, WI $43,161

Oshkosh, WI $44,115

Almond, WI $43,638

Appleton, WI $44,370

Bancroft, WI $43,502

Bear Creek, WI $43,892

Berlin, WI $43,922

Big Falls, WI $43,790

Butte Des Morts, WI $44,092

Caroline, WI $43,672

Clintonville, WI $43,785

Coloma, WI $43,523

Dale, WI $44,172

Eldorado, WI $44,010

Embarrass, WI $43,770

Eureka, WI $43,934

Fond Du Lac, WI $44,224

Jefferson, WI $44,468

Juda, WI $44,143

Lake Mills, WI $44,681

Linden, WI $44,027

Livingston, WI $43,801

Lodi, WI $44,793

Lone Rock, WI $44,039

Lowell, WI $44,507

Mc Farland, WI $45,102

Marshall, WI $44,880

Mazomanie, WI $44,774

Merrimac, WI $44,598

Middleton, WI $45,069

Milton, WI $44,340

Mineral Point, WI $44,046

Monroe, WI $44,116

Montfort, WI $43,820

Monticello, WI $44,450

Morrisonville, WI $44,940

Mount Horeb, WI $44,729

Muscoda, WI $43,746

New Glarus, WI $44,632

Oregon, WI $45,026

Orfordville, WI $44,244

Plain, WI $44,173

Prairie Du Sac, WI $44,621

Reeseville, WI $44,598

Rewey, WI $43,851

Richland Center, WI $43,701

Ridgeway, WI $44,491

Sauk City, WI $44,634

Sextonville, WI $44,103

Sharon, WI $44,270

Shullsburg, WI $43,671

South Wayne, WI $43,848

Spring Green, WI $44,344

Stoughton, WI $44,941

Sun Prairie, WI $44,986

Verona, WI $44,974

Waterloo, WI $44,741

Waunakee, WI $45,087

Windsor, WI $45,058

Woodford, WI $44,108

Madison, WI $45,182

Administrive Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Administrive Assistant 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 Aerospace & Defense and Telecom sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, Administrive Assistant positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Administrive Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Administrive Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$51,880	$25.0	15%
Telecom	$51,880	$25.0	15%
Biotechnology	$49,624	$24.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$49,624	$24.0	10%
Internet	$49,624	$24.0	10%

Administrive Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Administrive 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.

$41,068

Average $45,113/year

$49,627

$3,422

Average $3,759/month

$4,136

$790

Average $868/week

$954

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,627	$4,136	$954	$24
Average	$45,113	$3,759	$868	$22
25th Percentile	$41,068	$3,422	$790	$20

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