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

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

How does experience change An Administrtive Assistant's salary?

An Administrtive Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $42,685 for beginners, reaching about $45,428 at mid-level, and approach $47,166 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Administrtive Assistant?

Administrtive Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Administrtive Assistant roles are District of Columbia $50,405, California $50,214, Massachusetts $49,545. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Administrtive Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Administrtive Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Physician Assistant - Cardiology: $121,537; Physician Assistant - Clinic: $121,537; Pathology Assistant: $79,177; Telemedicine Assistant: $76,630; Assistant: $57,384.

Administrtive Assistant Salary in Vermont

How much does an Administrtive Assistant make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Administrtive Assistant in Vermont is $44,683 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,223
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,677 to $49,153
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,029

10% $37,029

50% (Median) $44,683

90% $53,223

Administrtive Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,153	$4,096	$945	$24
Average	$44,683	$3,724	$859	$21
25th Percentile	$40,677	$3,390	$782	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Administrtive Assistant Salaries

An Administrtive 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 Administrtive Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Administrtive 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): $42,685
Early Career (1-2 years): $43,626
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $45,428
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $46,980
Expert (over 8 years): $47,166

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Administrtive Assistant	less than 1 year	$42,685
Early Career Level Administrtive Assistant	1-2 years	$43,626
Mid-Level Level Administrtive Assistant	2-4 years	$45,428
Senior-Level Level Administrtive Assistant	5-8 years	$46,980
Expert Level Administrtive Assistant	over 8 years	$47,166

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

District of Columbia: $50,405.
California: $50,214.
Massachusetts: $49,545.

District of Columbia $50,405 California $50,214 Massachusetts $49,545 Washington $49,363 New Jersey $49,344 Alaska $49,281 Connecticut $48,652 New York $48,397

Hawaii $47,583 Rhode Island $47,200 Maryland $46,941 Minnesota $46,586 Colorado $46,449 Illinois $46,403 Oregon $46,230 Delaware $46,103

New Hampshire $46,023 Virginia $45,843 Pennsylvania $45,320 Nevada $45,056 North Dakota $44,969 Michigan $44,833 Wisconsin $44,783 Vermont $44,683

Texas $44,405 Maine $44,387 Arizona $44,359 Ohio $44,327 Georgia $43,909 Indiana $43,699 Wyoming $43,658 Utah $43,595

Iowa $43,567 Kansas $43,349 Louisiana $43,285 North Carolina $43,262 Missouri $43,253 Florida $43,076 Montana $42,980 Nebraska $42,889

Kentucky $42,839 South Carolina $42,657 Tennessee $42,543 Idaho $42,497 New Mexico $42,165 Oklahoma $42,092 Alabama $41,824 South Dakota $41,373

Arkansas $41,127 West Virginia $40,995 Mississippi $40,599

Top Paying Cities for Administrtive 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: $45,736
Barre: $45,805
Cabot: $45,705

Adamant, VT $45,736

Barre, VT $45,805

Cabot, VT $45,705

Calais, VT $45,745

East Barre, VT $45,736

East Calais, VT $45,736

East Montpelier, VT $45,767

Eden, VT $45,706

Eden Mills, VT $45,665

Graniteville, VT $45,803

Hyde Park, VT $45,774

Johnson, VT $45,832

Lake Elmore, VT $45,723

Marshfield, VT $45,712

Moretown, VT $45,835

Morrisville, VT $45,829

Moscow, VT $45,853

Northfield, VT $45,779

Northfield Falls, VT $45,993

North Hyde Park, VT $45,771

North Montpelier, VT $45,725

Plainfield, VT $45,718

Roxbury, VT $45,641

South Barre, VT $45,858

Waterbury, VT $45,848

Stowe, VT $45,854

Waitsfield, VT $45,829

Warren, VT $45,743

Washington, VT $45,654

Waterbury Center, VT $45,847

Websterville, VT $45,795

Williamstown, VT $45,742

Wolcott, VT $45,717

Woodbury, VT $45,672

Worcester, VT $45,717

Rutland, VT $45,716

Belmont, VT $45,575

Benson, VT $45,574

Bomoseen, VT $45,646

Brandon, VT $45,680

Bridport, VT $45,685

Castleton, VT $45,655

Center Rutland, VT $45,686

Chittenden, VT $45,581

Cuttingsville, VT $45,565

Danby, VT $45,643

East Middlebury, VT $45,710

East Poultney, VT $45,648

East Wallingford, VT $45,599

Fair Haven, VT $45,615

Florence, VT $45,599

Forest Dale, VT $45,682

Gaysville, VT $45,392

Granville, VT $45,606

Hancock, VT $45,599

Hydeville, VT $45,652

Killington, VT $45,594

Middlebury, VT $45,781

Middletown Springs, VT $45,624

Mount Holly, VT $45,581

North Clarendon, VT $45,648

Orwell, VT $45,643

Pawlet, VT $45,660

Pittsfield, VT $45,620

Pittsford, VT $45,664

Poultney, VT $45,655

Proctor, VT $45,706

Ripton, VT $45,653

Rochester, VT $45,630

Rupert, VT $45,625

Salisbury, VT $45,698

Shoreham, VT $45,659

Stockbridge, VT $45,578

Wallingford, VT $45,603

Wells, VT $45,661

West Pawlet, VT $45,677

West Rupert, VT $45,666

West Rutland, VT $45,638

Whiting, VT $45,661

Saint Johnsbury, VT $45,710

Albany, VT $45,684

Barnet, VT $45,661

Barton, VT $45,679

Beebe Plain, VT $45,692

Concord, VT $45,618

Coventry, VT $45,746

Craftsbury, VT $45,697

Craftsbury Common, VT $45,699

Danville, VT $45,671

Derby, VT $45,692

Derby Line, VT $45,658

East Burke, VT $45,657

East Charleston, VT $45,661

East Hardwick, VT $45,686

East Haven, VT $45,557

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $45,709

Glover, VT $45,665

Granby, VT $45,501

Greensboro, VT $45,650

Greensboro Bend, VT $45,679

Hardwick, VT $45,729

Irasburg, VT $45,667

Island Pond, VT $45,593

Lowell, VT $45,652

Lower Waterford, VT $45,704

Lyndon, VT $45,696

Lyndon Center, VT $45,747

Lyndonville, VT $45,698

Morgan, VT $45,615

Newport, VT $45,720

Newport Center, VT $45,661

North Concord, VT $45,542

North Troy, VT $45,668

Orleans, VT $45,650

Passumpsic, VT $45,713

Peacham, VT $45,621

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $45,714

Sheffield, VT $45,633

Sutton, VT $45,630

Troy, VT $45,672

West Burke, VT $45,660

West Charleston, VT $45,639

West Danville, VT $45,674

Westfield, VT $45,638

West Glover, VT $45,669

Averill, VT $45,403

Beecher Falls, VT $45,698

Canaan, VT $45,584

Gilman, VT $45,785

Guildhall, VT $45,524

Lunenburg, VT $45,623

Norton, VT $45,494

North Bennington, VT $46,002

North Pownal, VT $46,095

Pownal, VT $46,121

White River Junction, VT $45,704

Ascutney, VT $45,726

Barnard, VT $45,600

Bethel, VT $45,629

Bradford, VT $45,676

Bridgewater, VT $45,647

Bridgewater Corners, VT $45,557

Brookfield, VT $45,673

Brownsville, VT $45,648

Chelsea, VT $45,647

Corinth, VT $45,635

East Corinth, VT $45,654

East Randolph, VT $45,662

East Ryegate, VT $45,623

East Thetford, VT $45,679

Fairlee, VT $45,630

Groton, VT $45,642

Hartford, VT $45,823

Hartland, VT $45,663

Hartland Four Corners, VT $45,661

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $45,778

Newbury, VT $45,637

North Hartland, VT $45,695

North Pomfret, VT $45,617

North Thetford, VT $45,678

Norwich, VT $45,669

Plymouth, VT $45,524

Post Mills, VT $45,668

Quechee, VT $45,716

Randolph, VT $45,707

Randolph Center, VT $45,684

Reading, VT $45,562

Sharon, VT $45,628

South Pomfret, VT $45,584

South Royalton, VT $45,641

South Ryegate, VT $45,650

South Strafford, VT $45,639

South Woodstock, VT $45,573

Strafford, VT $45,599

Taftsville, VT $45,719

Thetford, VT $45,679

Thetford Center, VT $45,631

Topsham, VT $45,618

Tunbridge, VT $45,626

Vershire, VT $45,605

Wells River, VT $45,653

West Fairlee, VT $45,737

West Hartford, VT $45,618

West Newbury, VT $45,635

West Topsham, VT $45,654

Wilder, VT $45,825

Windsor, VT $45,681

Woodstock, VT $45,625

Bellows Falls, VT $45,792

Cambridgeport, VT $45,740

Cavendish, VT $45,588

Chester, VT $45,633

Chester Depot, VT $45,617

Grafton, VT $45,599

Londonderry, VT $45,680

Ludlow, VT $45,611

North Springfield, VT $45,771

Perkinsville, VT $45,646

Peru, VT $45,633

Proctorsville, VT $45,595

Saxtons River, VT $45,782

South Londonderry, VT $45,709

Springfield, VT $45,748

Westminster, VT $45,792

Westminster Station, VT $45,795

Weston, VT $45,586

Shaftsbury, VT $45,948

Brattleboro, VT $45,885

Bondville, VT $45,696

East Dover, VT $45,788

Jacksonville, VT $45,904

Jamaica, VT $45,696

Marlboro, VT $46,113

Newfane, VT $45,758

Putney, VT $45,749

Readsboro, VT $46,118

South Newfane, VT $45,774

Stamford, VT $46,085

Townshend, VT $45,717

Vernon, VT $46,026

Wardsboro, VT $45,750

West Dover, VT $45,825

West Dummerston, VT $45,770

West Halifax, VT $45,840

West Townshend, VT $45,655

West Wardsboro, VT $45,656

Whitingham, VT $45,887

Williamsville, VT $45,770

Wilmington, VT $45,859

Burlington, VT $45,985

South Burlington, VT $45,982

Winooski, VT $45,985

Colchester, VT $45,985

Alburgh, VT $45,755

Bakersfield, VT $45,823

Belvidere Center, VT $45,657

Bristol, VT $45,833

Cambridge, VT $45,887

Charlotte, VT $45,922

East Berkshire, VT $45,779

East Fairfield, VT $45,847

Enosburg Falls, VT $45,721

Essex, VT $45,950

Essex Junction, VT $45,953

Fairfax, VT $45,890

Fairfield, VT $45,846

Ferrisburgh, VT $45,871

Franklin, VT $45,723

Grand Isle, VT $45,895

Highgate Center, VT $45,762

Highgate Springs, VT $45,785

Hinesburg, VT $45,921

Huntington, VT $45,887

Isle La Motte, VT $45,812

Jeffersonville, VT $45,856

Jericho, VT $45,911

Jonesville, VT $45,921

Milton, VT $45,933

Monkton, VT $45,884

Montgomery, VT $45,721

Montgomery Center, VT $45,665

New Haven, VT $45,827

North Ferrisburgh, VT $45,892

North Hero, VT $45,846

Richford, VT $45,713

Richmond, VT $45,916

Saint Albans, VT $45,867

Saint Albans Bay, VT $45,861

Shelburne, VT $45,964

Sheldon, VT $45,812

Sheldon Springs, VT $45,925

South Hero, VT $45,936

Starksboro, VT $45,859

Swanton, VT $45,804

Underhill, VT $45,901

Underhill Center, VT $45,902

Vergennes, VT $45,813

Waterville, VT $45,828

Westford, VT $45,924

Williston, VT $45,958

Montpelier, VT $45,798

Bennington, VT $46,036

Arlington, VT $45,874

Dorset, VT $45,696

East Arlington, VT $45,678

East Dorset, VT $45,696

Manchester, VT $45,820

Manchester Center, VT $45,790

Administrtive Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

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

The top paying industries for an Administrtive Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$51,385	$25.0	15%
Telecom	$51,385	$25.0	15%
Biotechnology	$49,151	$24.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$49,151	$24.0	10%
Internet	$49,151	$24.0	10%

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

Understanding how an Administrtive 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.

$40,677

Average $44,683/year

$49,153

$3,390

Average $3,724/month

$4,096

$782

Average $859/week

$945

$20

Average $21/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,153	$4,096	$945	$24
Average	$44,683	$3,724	$859	$21
25th Percentile	$40,677	$3,390	$782	$20

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