What are the main factors that influence an Adminstrator'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 Adminstrator?

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

How does experience change An Adminstrator's salary?

An Adminstrator's salary grows with experience: starting around $46,399 for beginners, reaching about $49,415 at mid-level, and approach $53,791 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Adminstrator?

Adminstrator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adminstrator roles are District of Columbia $58,412, California $58,190, Massachusetts $57,415. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Adminstrator roles make?

Salaries for Adminstrator level roles vary by specialization: Account Manager/Office Adminstrator: $105,668; System Adminstrator: $88,770; Office Adminstrator: $47,173.

Adminstrator Salary in Iowa

How much does an Adminstrator make in Iowa? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adminstrator in Iowa is $50,488 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,845
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,574 to $56,433
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,100

10% $41,100

50% (Median) $50,488

90% $61,845

Adminstrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,433	$4,703	$1,085	$27
Average	$50,488	$4,207	$971	$24
25th Percentile	$45,574	$3,798	$876	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Adminstrator Salaries

An Adminstrator'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 Adminstrator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adminstrator'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): $46,399
Early Career (1-2 years): $46,774
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,415
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $52,387
Expert (over 8 years): $53,791

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adminstrator	less than 1 year	$46,399
Early Career Level Adminstrator	1-2 years	$46,774
Mid-Level Level Adminstrator	2-4 years	$49,415
Senior-Level Level Adminstrator	5-8 years	$52,387
Expert Level Adminstrator	over 8 years	$53,791

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

District of Columbia: $58,412.
California: $58,190.
Massachusetts: $57,415.

District of Columbia $58,412 California $58,190 Massachusetts $57,415 Washington $57,204 New Jersey $57,183 Alaska $57,109 Connecticut $56,381 New York $56,085

Hawaii $55,141 Rhode Island $54,698 Maryland $54,397 Minnesota $53,986 Colorado $53,827 Illinois $53,775 Oregon $53,574 Delaware $53,426

New Hampshire $53,334 Virginia $53,126 Pennsylvania $52,519 Nevada $52,213 North Dakota $52,113 Michigan $51,955 Wisconsin $51,896 Vermont $51,780

Texas $51,459 Maine $51,437 Arizona $51,406 Ohio $51,369 Georgia $50,884 Indiana $50,641 Wyoming $50,593 Utah $50,520

Iowa $50,488 Kansas $50,235 Louisiana $50,161 North Carolina $50,134 Missouri $50,124 Florida $49,918 Montana $49,807 Nebraska $49,702

Kentucky $49,644 South Carolina $49,433 Tennessee $49,301 Idaho $49,248 New Mexico $48,863 Oklahoma $48,779 Alabama $48,467 South Dakota $47,945

Arkansas $47,660 West Virginia $47,507 Mississippi $47,048

Top Paying Cities for Adminstrator

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:

West Bend: $49,200
Melvin: $49,056
Milford: $49,265

West Bend, IA $49,200

Melvin, IA $49,056

Milford, IA $49,265

Ocheyedan, IA $49,144

Okoboji, IA $49,449

Royal, IA $49,209

Ruthven, IA $49,212

Spirit Lake, IA $49,403

Superior, IA $49,445

Terril, IA $49,172

Wallingford, IA $49,241

Webb, IA $49,163

Carroll, IA $49,252

Arcadia, IA $49,174

Arthur, IA $49,130

Aspinwall, IA $49,455

Auburn, IA $49,153

Breda, IA $49,166

Charter Oak, IA $49,151

Dedham, IA $49,258

Deloit, IA $49,206

Denison, IA $49,322

Glidden, IA $49,326

Halbur, IA $49,329

Ida Grove, IA $49,120

Irwin, IA $49,440

Kirkman, IA $49,404

Kiron, IA $49,138

Lake City, IA $49,197

Lake View, IA $49,209

Lanesboro, IA $49,400

Lidderdale, IA $49,268

Lohrville, IA $49,258

Manilla, IA $49,352

Manning, IA $49,318

Odebolt, IA $49,175

Ralston, IA $49,553

Ricketts, IA $49,303

Schleswig, IA $49,166

Scranton, IA $49,535

Templeton, IA $49,226

Vail, IA $49,187

Wall Lake, IA $49,188

Westside, IA $49,163

Council Bluffs, IA $50,134

Carter Lake, IA $50,134

Arion, IA $49,250

Avoca, IA $49,751

Blencoe, IA $49,139

Carson, IA $49,882

Crescent, IA $50,132

Defiance, IA $49,409

Dow City, IA $49,356

Dunlap, IA $49,383

Earling, IA $49,468

Elk Horn, IA $49,534

Elliott, IA $49,503

Emerson, IA $49,777

Glenwood, IA $49,995

Griswold, IA $49,602

Hancock, IA $49,819

Harlan, IA $49,607

Hastings, IA $49,822

Henderson, IA $49,856

Honey Creek, IA $50,109

Kimballton, IA $49,472

Lewis, IA $49,554

Little Sioux, IA $49,386

Logan, IA $49,879

Mc Clelland, IA $50,063

Macedonia, IA $49,917

Magnolia, IA $49,836

Malvern, IA $49,855

Marne, IA $49,523

Minden, IA $49,955

Mineola, IA $50,070

Missouri Valley, IA $49,975

Modale, IA $49,853

Mondamin, IA $49,657

Moorhead, IA $49,190

Van Meter, IA $51,231

Van Wert, IA $49,733

Waukee, IA $51,384

Weldon, IA $49,805

West Des Moines, IA $51,625

What Cheer, IA $49,491

Whitten, IA $49,564

Williams, IA $49,286

Williamson, IA $50,326

Winterset, IA $50,782

Wiota, IA $49,388

Woodburn, IA $50,449

Woodward, IA $50,952

Yale, IA $50,086

Zearing, IA $49,743

Des Moines, IA $51,743

Urbandale, IA $51,649

Windsor Heights, IA $51,720

Clive, IA $51,544

Pleasant Hill, IA $51,652

Mason City, IA $49,322

Alexander, IA $49,153

Belmond, IA $49,222

Britt, IA $49,194

Buffalo Center, IA $49,250

Carpenter, IA $49,745

Chapin, IA $49,408

Clear Lake, IA $49,271

Corwith, IA $49,132

Coulter, IA $49,403

Crystal Lake, IA $49,404

Dougherty, IA $49,107

Fertile, IA $49,235

Floyd, IA $49,343

Forest City, IA $49,240

Garner, IA $49,219

Goodell, IA $49,134

Grafton, IA $49,242

Hampton, IA $49,270

Hanlontown, IA $49,175

Joice, IA $49,212

Kanawha, IA $49,153

Kensett, IA $49,173

Klemme, IA $49,176

Lake Mills, IA $49,344

Lakota, IA $49,213

Latimer, IA $49,210

Leland, IA $49,235

Sioux Center, IA $48,927

Neola, IA $49,999

Oakland, IA $49,862

Mount Ayr, IA $49,166

Nodaway, IA $49,250

Orient, IA $49,687

Prescott, IA $49,243

Redding, IA $49,061

Shannon City, IA $49,467

Sharpsburg, IA $49,054

Tingley, IA $49,458

Villisca, IA $49,390

Akron, IA $48,353

Alta, IA $49,224

Alton, IA $48,920

Anthon, IA $48,351

Aurelia, IA $49,102

Battle Creek, IA $49,005

Bronson, IA $48,016

Brunsville, IA $48,300

Calumet, IA $49,340

Castana, IA $48,961

Chatsworth, IA $48,477

Cherokee, IA $49,039

Cleghorn, IA $48,842

Climbing Hill, IA $48,191

Correctionville, IA $48,467

Cushing, IA $48,819

Danbury, IA $48,918

Galva, IA $49,063

Granville, IA $48,911

Hawarden, IA $48,808

Hinton, IA $47,992

Holstein, IA $48,951

Hornick, IA $48,408

Ireton, IA $48,732

Kingsley, IA $48,260

Larrabee, IA $49,051

Lawton, IA $47,971

Le Mars, IA $48,325

Linn Grove, IA $49,159

Mapleton, IA $49,054

Marcus, IA $48,779

Maurice, IA $48,775

Meriden, IA $48,949

Merrill, IA $48,090

Moville, IA $48,157

Onawa, IA $49,068

Orange City, IA $48,995

Oto, IA $48,536

Oyens, IA $48,443

Paullina, IA $49,038

Peterson, IA $49,159

Pierson, IA $48,428

Quimby, IA $48,815

Remsen, IA $48,513

Rodney, IA $48,648

Salix, IA $48,071

Schaller, IA $49,176

Sergeant Bluff, IA $47,919

Sloan, IA $48,326

Smithland, IA $48,589

Sutherland, IA $49,180

Ute, IA $49,156

Washta, IA $48,718

Westfield, IA $48,108

Whiting, IA $48,585

Sioux City, IA $47,861

Sheldon, IA $49,016

Alvord, IA $48,389

Archer, IA $49,030

Ashton, IA $48,932

Boyden, IA $48,863

Doon, IA $48,515

George, IA $48,824

Hospers, IA $49,012

Hull, IA $48,831

Inwood, IA $48,330

Larchwood, IA $48,211

Lester, IA $48,344

Little Rock, IA $48,898

Matlock, IA $49,022

Primghar, IA $49,178

Rock Rapids, IA $48,526

Rock Valley, IA $48,497

Sanborn, IA $49,094

Sibley, IA $49,067

Spencer, IA $49,308

Massena, IA $49,314

Gifford, IA $49,447

Lenox, IA $49,214

Ackworth, IA $51,193

Adair, IA $49,518

Adel, IA $51,048

Albion, IA $49,493

Alden, IA $49,299

Alleman, IA $51,327

Allerton, IA $49,339

Altoona, IA $51,560

Ames, IA $50,714

Anita, IA $49,321

Ankeny, IA $51,527

Atlantic, IA $49,587

Audubon, IA $49,328

Bagley, IA $49,835

Barnes City, IA $49,450

Baxter, IA $50,814

Bayard, IA $49,694

Beaver, IA $50,226

Berwick, IA $51,651

Bevington, IA $51,207

Blairsburg, IA $49,215

Bondurant, IA $51,423

Boone, IA $50,489

Booneville, IA $51,315

Bouton, IA $50,875

Boxholm, IA $50,002

Bradford, IA $49,464

Brayton, IA $49,398

Buckeye, IA $49,340

Bussey, IA $49,972

Cambridge, IA $51,076

Carlisle, IA $51,489

Casey, IA $49,743

Chariton, IA $50,104

Churdan, IA $49,449

Clemons, IA $49,566

Clio, IA $49,280

Colfax, IA $51,092

Collins, IA $50,865

Colo, IA $50,313

Columbia, IA $50,461

Coon Rapids, IA $49,457

Cooper, IA $50,001

Corydon, IA $49,519

Cumming, IA $51,447

Melcher Dallas, IA $50,714

Dallas Center, IA $51,198

Dana, IA $49,810

Davis City, IA $49,219

Dawson, IA $50,536

Decatur, IA $49,347

Derby, IA $49,920

De Soto, IA $51,058

Dexter, IA $50,591

Dows, IA $49,169

Earlham, IA $50,834

Elkhart, IA $51,328

Ellston, IA $49,572

Ellsworth, IA $49,666

Exira, IA $49,354

Ferguson, IA $49,805

Galt, IA $49,123

Garden City, IA $49,817

Garden Grove, IA $49,610

Gibson, IA $49,495

Gilbert, IA $50,482

Gilman, IA $49,632

Grand Junction, IA $49,989

Grand River, IA $49,551

Granger, IA $51,295

Gray, IA $49,432

Grimes, IA $51,448

Grinnell, IA $49,756

Guthrie Center, IA $49,725

Hamilton, IA $50,023

Pacific Junction, IA $49,987

Hamlin, IA $49,281

Little Cedar, IA $49,679

Mc Intire, IA $50,018

Manly, IA $49,215

Meservey, IA $49,149

Nora Springs, IA $49,291

Northwood, IA $49,494

Orchard, IA $49,316

Osage, IA $49,371

Plymouth, IA $49,196

Rake, IA $49,407

Riceville, IA $49,712

Rock Falls, IA $49,291

Rockford, IA $49,240

Rockwell, IA $49,206

Rowan, IA $49,139

Rudd, IA $49,302

Saint Ansgar, IA $49,627

Scarville, IA $49,303

Sheffield, IA $49,189

Stacyville, IA $49,912

Swaledale, IA $49,173

Thompson, IA $49,247

Thornton, IA $49,156

Titonka, IA $49,177

Toeterville, IA $49,809

Ventura, IA $49,203

Wesley, IA $49,149

Woden, IA $49,147

Fort Dodge, IA $49,394

Albert City, IA $49,201

Algona, IA $49,268

Armstrong, IA $49,240

Ayrshire, IA $49,165

Badger, IA $49,216

Bancroft, IA $49,199

Barnum, IA $49,167

Bode, IA $49,173

Bradgate, IA $49,145

Burnside, IA $49,668

Burt, IA $49,166

Callender, IA $49,379

Clare, IA $49,154

Clarion, IA $49,208

Curlew, IA $49,130

Cylinder, IA $49,126

Dakota City, IA $49,469

Dayton, IA $49,755

Dolliver, IA $49,239

Duncombe, IA $49,380

Eagle Grove, IA $49,240

Early, IA $49,180

Emmetsburg, IA $49,248

Farnhamville, IA $49,392

Fenton, IA $49,160

Fonda, IA $49,171

Gilmore City, IA $49,163

Goldfield, IA $49,173

Gowrie, IA $49,532

Harcourt, IA $49,676

Hardy, IA $49,127

Havelock, IA $49,146

Humboldt, IA $49,257

Jolley, IA $49,108

Knierim, IA $49,301

Laurens, IA $49,231

Ledyard, IA $49,270

Lehigh, IA $49,566

Livermore, IA $49,175

Lone Rock, IA $49,151

Lu Verne, IA $49,135

Lytton, IA $49,163

Mallard, IA $49,165

Manson, IA $49,215

Marathon, IA $49,193

Moorland, IA $49,223

Nemaha, IA $49,144

Newell, IA $49,206

Otho, IA $49,487

Ottosen, IA $49,130

Palmer, IA $49,142

Plover, IA $49,323

Pocahontas, IA $49,224

Pomeroy, IA $49,183

Rembrandt, IA $49,191

Renwick, IA $49,157

Ringsted, IA $49,173

Rockwell City, IA $49,198

Rolfe, IA $49,168

Rutland, IA $49,156

Sac City, IA $49,210

Sioux Rapids, IA $49,220

Somers, IA $49,158

Storm Lake, IA $49,315

Swea City, IA $49,254

Thor, IA $49,158

Truesdale, IA $49,417

Varina, IA $49,399

Vincent, IA $49,152

Webster City, IA $49,512

Luana, IA $49,181

Mc Gregor, IA $49,260

Marquette, IA $49,414

Monona, IA $49,257

New Albin, IA $49,518

Ossian, IA $49,205

Postville, IA $49,242

Protivin, IA $49,363

Randalia, IA $49,183

Ridgeway, IA $49,243

Saint Lucas, IA $49,419

Spillville, IA $49,446

Wadena, IA $49,219

Waterville, IA $49,287

Waucoma, IA $49,194

Waukon, IA $49,367

West Union, IA $49,266

Ainsworth, IA $49,448

Alburnett, IA $50,256

Amana, IA $50,191

Anamosa, IA $50,013

Atkins, IA $50,290

Baldwin, IA $49,400

Belle Plaine, IA $49,649

Blairstown, IA $49,923

Brandon, IA $49,431

Brooklyn, IA $49,584

Center Junction, IA $49,699

Center Point, IA $50,100

Central City, IA $50,150

Chelsea, IA $49,468

Clarence, IA $49,575

Clutier, IA $49,435

Coggon, IA $49,924

Prairieburg, IA $49,998

Conroy, IA $50,011

Guernsey, IA $49,612

Deep River, IA $49,557

Delhi, IA $49,601

Dysart, IA $49,377

Elberon, IA $49,454

Ely, IA $50,421

Fairfax, IA $50,394

Garrison, IA $49,502

Harper, IA $49,533

Hartford, IA $51,326

Harvey, IA $50,160

Haverhill, IA $49,765

Hubbard, IA $49,512

Humeston, IA $49,703

Huxley, IA $51,108

Indianola, IA $51,235

Iowa Falls, IA $49,387

Ira, IA $50,946

Jamaica, IA $50,076

Jefferson, IA $49,866

Jewell, IA $49,775

Johnston, IA $51,552

Kamrar, IA $49,521

Kellerton, IA $49,282

Kelley, IA $50,953

Kellogg, IA $49,964

Keswick, IA $49,551

Killduff, IA $50,528

Knoxville, IA $50,645

Hartwick, IA $49,550

Mount Pleasant, IA $49,358

Rome, IA $49,248

Mount Union, IA $49,292

New London, IA $49,354

Oakville, IA $49,360

Olds, IA $49,569

Pilot Grove, IA $49,414

Salem, IA $49,259

Sperry, IA $49,363

Stockport, IA $49,214

Swedesburg, IA $49,398

Wapello, IA $49,455

Wayland, IA $49,352

West Burlington, IA $49,473

West Point, IA $49,261

Saint Paul, IA $49,414

Wever, IA $49,275

Winfield, IA $49,377

Yarmouth, IA $49,296

Andover, IA $49,468

Atalissa, IA $49,570

Bennett, IA $49,587

Bettendorf, IA $49,630

Blue Grass, IA $49,678

Bryant, IA $49,454

Buffalo, IA $49,663

Calamus, IA $49,600

Camanche, IA $49,542

Charlotte, IA $49,492

Clinton, IA $49,498

Columbus City, IA $49,693

Columbus Junction, IA $49,453

Conesville, IA $49,481

De Witt, IA $49,566

Dixon, IA $49,644

Donahue, IA $49,669

Durant, IA $49,625

Eldridge, IA $49,714

Fruitland, IA $49,520

Goose Lake, IA $49,477

Grand Mound, IA $49,582

Grandview, IA $49,486

Le Claire, IA $49,592

Letts, IA $49,463

Lone Tree, IA $49,582

Long Grove, IA $49,645

Low Moor, IA $49,538

Mc Causland, IA $49,595

Montpelier, IA $49,642

Moscow, IA $49,574

Muscatine, IA $49,556

New Liberty, IA $49,613

Nichols, IA $49,504

Pleasant Valley, IA $49,580

Princeton, IA $49,589

Stockton, IA $49,656

Teeds Grove, IA $49,451

Tipton, IA $49,608

Walcott, IA $49,713

Welton, IA $49,537

West Liberty, IA $49,568

Wheatland, IA $49,569

Wilton, IA $49,593

Davenport, IA $50,071

Hiawatha, IA $50,456

Hills, IA $49,802

Homestead, IA $50,126

Hopkinton, IA $49,813

Iowa City, IA $49,880

Coralville, IA $50,089

Kalona, IA $49,773

Keota, IA $49,550

Keystone, IA $49,631

Ladora, IA $49,765

Langworthy, IA $49,850

Lisbon, IA $50,141

Lost Nation, IA $49,527

Lowden, IA $49,568

Luzerne, IA $49,779

Marengo, IA $49,916

Marion, IA $50,390

Martelle, IA $50,155

Mechanicsville, IA $49,944

Middle Amana, IA $50,174

Millersburg, IA $49,961

Monmouth, IA $49,412

Monticello, IA $49,786

Morley, IA $49,982

Mount Auburn, IA $49,427

Mount Vernon, IA $50,316

Newhall, IA $50,141

North English, IA $49,731

North Liberty, IA $50,241

Norway, IA $50,256

Oakdale, IA $50,095

Olin, IA $49,798

Onslow, IA $49,487

Oxford, IA $50,115

Oxford Junction, IA $49,502

Palo, IA $50,342

Parnell, IA $49,950

Quasqueton, IA $49,550

Riverside, IA $49,653

Robins, IA $50,423

Rowley, IA $49,525

Ryan, IA $49,785

Shellsburg, IA $50,176

Solon, IA $50,216

South Amana, IA $50,068

South English, IA $49,649

Springville, IA $50,255

Stanwood, IA $49,724

Swisher, IA $50,330

Tama, IA $49,532

Morning Sun, IA $49,381

Lacona, IA $50,740

Lamoni, IA $49,244

Laurel, IA $49,833

Le Grand, IA $49,752

Leighton, IA $49,944

Leon, IA $49,523

Liberty Center, IA $50,851

Linden, IA $50,600

Lineville, IA $49,212

Liscomb, IA $49,466

Lorimor, IA $50,101

Lovilia, IA $49,936

Lucas, IA $50,524

Luther, IA $50,806

Lynnville, IA $49,981

Mc Callsburg, IA $49,796

Macksburg, IA $50,011

Madrid, IA $50,994

Malcom, IA $49,456

Marshalltown, IA $49,628

Martensdale, IA $51,292

Maxwell, IA $51,095

Melbourne, IA $50,120

Menlo, IA $49,900

Millerton, IA $49,819

Milo, IA $51,016

Minburn, IA $50,939

Mingo, IA $51,043

Mitchellville, IA $51,348

Monroe, IA $50,900

Montezuma, IA $49,575

Montour, IA $49,489

Murray, IA $50,000

Nevada, IA $50,661

New Providence, IA $49,450

New Sharon, IA $49,725

Newton, IA $50,713

New Virginia, IA $50,844

Norwalk, IA $51,521

Ogden, IA $50,163

Osceola, IA $50,177

Otley, IA $50,750

Panora, IA $50,180

Paton, IA $49,677

Patterson, IA $51,081

Pella, IA $50,259

Perry, IA $50,688

Peru, IA $50,687

Pilot Mound, IA $49,902

Pleasantville, IA $51,033

Polk City, IA $51,323

Popejoy, IA $49,382

Prairie City, IA $51,165

Prole, IA $51,271

Radcliffe, IA $49,572

Randall, IA $50,039

Reasnor, IA $50,621

Redfield, IA $50,700

Rhodes, IA $50,723

Rippey, IA $50,075

Roland, IA $49,986

Runnells, IA $51,405

Russell, IA $49,834

Saint Anthony, IA $49,607

Saint Charles, IA $51,055

Saint Marys, IA $51,126

Searsboro, IA $49,763

Sheldahl, IA $51,147

Slater, IA $51,197

Stanhope, IA $49,799

State Center, IA $49,853

Story City, IA $50,022

Stratford, IA $49,809

Stuart, IA $50,114

Sully, IA $50,126

Swan, IA $51,222

Thayer, IA $49,809

Thornburg, IA $49,713

Tracy, IA $50,031

Truro, IA $50,712

Union, IA $49,444

Whittemore, IA $49,190

Woolstock, IA $49,164

Ackley, IA $49,274

Allison, IA $49,173

Alta Vista, IA $49,328

Aplington, IA $49,178

Aredale, IA $49,146

Arlington, IA $49,259

Aurora, IA $49,324

Austinville, IA $49,176

Beaman, IA $49,350

Bristow, IA $49,167

Buckingham, IA $49,271

Cedar Falls, IA $49,148

Charles City, IA $49,375

Clarksville, IA $49,171

Colwell, IA $49,542

Conrad, IA $49,353

Denver, IA $49,203

Dewar, IA $49,267

Dike, IA $49,194

Dumont, IA $49,203

Dunkerton, IA $49,248

Eldora, IA $49,429

Elma, IA $49,277

Fairbank, IA $49,245

Fredericksburg, IA $49,202

Frederika, IA $49,158

Garwin, IA $49,474

Geneva, IA $49,181

Gilbertville, IA $49,283

Gladbrook, IA $49,336

Greene, IA $49,185

Grundy Center, IA $49,249

Hazleton, IA $49,292

Holland, IA $49,188

Hudson, IA $49,254

Independence, IA $49,360

Ionia, IA $49,186

Janesville, IA $49,174

Jesup, IA $49,285

Kesley, IA $49,174

Lamont, IA $49,340

La Porte City, IA $49,298

Lincoln, IA $49,293

Marble Rock, IA $49,188

Masonville, IA $49,648

Maynard, IA $49,248

Morrison, IA $49,222

Nashua, IA $49,154

New Hampton, IA $49,357

New Hartford, IA $49,175

North Washington, IA $49,368

Oelwein, IA $49,260

Oran, IA $49,234

Toddville, IA $50,349

Toledo, IA $49,439

Troy Mills, IA $49,898

Urbana, IA $49,845

Van Horne, IA $49,893

Victor, IA $49,670

Vining, IA $49,638

Vinton, IA $49,737

Viola, IA $50,261

Walford, IA $50,318

Walker, IA $49,816

Washington, IA $49,535

Watkins, IA $50,125

Webster, IA $49,568

Wellman, IA $49,699

West Branch, IA $49,777

West Chester, IA $49,542

Williamsburg, IA $49,961

Wyoming, IA $49,527

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,477

Ottumwa, IA $49,373

Agency, IA $49,325

Albia, IA $49,666

Batavia, IA $49,242

Beacon, IA $49,920

Birmingham, IA $49,238

Blakesburg, IA $49,309

Bloomfield, IA $49,230

West Grove, IA $49,182

Brighton, IA $49,334

Cantril, IA $49,177

Cedar, IA $49,427

Centerville, IA $49,269

Chillicothe, IA $49,557

Cincinnati, IA $49,175

Delta, IA $49,358

Douds, IA $49,216

Drakesville, IA $49,215

Eddyville, IA $49,580

Eldon, IA $49,287

Exline, IA $49,181

Fairfield, IA $49,349

Floris, IA $49,226

Fremont, IA $49,406

Hayesville, IA $49,547

Hedrick, IA $49,248

Keosauqua, IA $49,236

Kirkville, IA $49,484

Libertyville, IA $49,269

Martinsburg, IA $49,458

Melrose, IA $49,726

Milton, IA $49,213

Moravia, IA $49,418

Moulton, IA $49,178

Mount Sterling, IA $49,126

Mystic, IA $49,432

Ollie, IA $49,370

Oskaloosa, IA $49,798

Packwood, IA $49,243

Plano, IA $49,433

Promise City, IA $49,487

Pulaski, IA $49,214

Richland, IA $49,386

Rose Hill, IA $49,421

Selma, IA $49,203

Seymour, IA $49,273

Sigourney, IA $49,509

Udell, IA $49,152

Unionville, IA $49,168

University Park, IA $49,880

Burlington, IA $49,493

Argyle, IA $49,210

Bonaparte, IA $49,226

Crawfordsville, IA $49,372

Danville, IA $49,327

Denmark, IA $49,441

Donnellson, IA $49,253

Farmington, IA $49,214

Fort Madison, IA $49,394

Hillsboro, IA $49,206

Houghton, IA $49,433

Keokuk, IA $49,390

Lockridge, IA $49,251

Mediapolis, IA $49,422

Middletown, IA $49,283

Montrose, IA $49,289

Lime Springs, IA $49,709

Panama, IA $49,673

Persia, IA $49,865

Pisgah, IA $49,509

Portsmouth, IA $49,765

Red Oak, IA $49,638

Shelby, IA $49,820

Silver City, IA $50,011

Soldier, IA $49,165

Stanton, IA $49,470

Treynor, IA $50,037

Underwood, IA $50,097

Walnut, IA $49,638

Westphalia, IA $49,621

Woodbine, IA $49,728

Shenandoah, IA $49,522

Blanchard, IA $49,232

Braddyville, IA $49,148

Clarinda, IA $49,354

Coin, IA $49,295

College Springs, IA $49,398

Essex, IA $49,475

Farragut, IA $49,453

Hamburg, IA $49,377

Imogene, IA $49,635

New Market, IA $49,220

Northboro, IA $49,287

Percival, IA $49,571

Randolph, IA $49,661

Riverton, IA $49,420

Shambaugh, IA $49,471

Sidney, IA $49,602

Tabor, IA $49,762

Thurman, IA $49,716

Yorktown, IA $49,522

Dubuque, IA $49,534

Tiffin, IA $50,126

Andrew, IA $49,676

Bellevue, IA $49,436

Bernard, IA $49,376

Cascade, IA $49,547

Colesburg, IA $49,319

Delaware, IA $49,707

Delmar, IA $49,509

Dundee, IA $49,366

Durango, IA $49,354

Dyersville, IA $49,555

Earlville, IA $49,500

Edgewood, IA $49,348

Elkader, IA $49,221

Elkport, IA $49,225

Epworth, IA $49,471

Farley, IA $49,500

Farmersburg, IA $49,184

Garber, IA $49,225

Garnavillo, IA $49,233

Greeley, IA $49,367

Guttenberg, IA $49,295

Holy Cross, IA $49,320

La Motte, IA $49,385

Luxemburg, IA $49,556

Manchester, IA $49,566

Maquoketa, IA $49,489

Miles, IA $49,400

New Vienna, IA $49,363

North Buena Vista, IA $49,305

Peosta, IA $49,461

Preston, IA $49,454

Sabula, IA $49,439

Saint Donatus, IA $49,540

Saint Olaf, IA $49,158

Sherrill, IA $49,290

Spragueville, IA $49,377

Springbrook, IA $49,550

Strawberry Point, IA $49,310

Volga, IA $49,223

Worthington, IA $49,530

Zwingle, IA $49,341

Decorah, IA $49,469

Calmar, IA $49,221

Castalia, IA $49,153

Chester, IA $50,025

Clermont, IA $49,223

Cresco, IA $49,477

Dorchester, IA $49,486

Elgin, IA $49,213

Fayette, IA $49,266

Fort Atkinson, IA $49,207

Harpers Ferry, IA $49,280

Hawkeye, IA $49,194

Highlandville, IA $49,612

Lansing, IA $49,429

Lawler, IA $49,219

Parkersburg, IA $49,181

Plainfield, IA $49,166

Raymond, IA $49,284

Readlyn, IA $49,217

Reinbeck, IA $49,228

Shell Rock, IA $49,176

Stanley, IA $49,300

Steamboat Rock, IA $49,345

Stout, IA $49,183

Sumner, IA $49,172

Traer, IA $49,320

Tripoli, IA $49,178

Waverly, IA $49,177

Wellsburg, IA $49,256

Westgate, IA $49,230

Winthrop, IA $49,489

Waterloo, IA $49,306

Evansdale, IA $49,293

Creston, IA $49,644

Afton, IA $49,786

Arispe, IA $49,787

Bedford, IA $49,088

Benton, IA $49,055

Blockton, IA $49,022

Bridgewater, IA $49,228

Carbon, IA $49,451

Clearfield, IA $49,092

Corning, IA $49,281

Cromwell, IA $49,652

Cumberland, IA $49,401

Diagonal, IA $49,229

Fontanelle, IA $49,500

Grant, IA $49,661

Gravity, IA $49,134

Greenfield, IA $49,832

Arnolds Park, IA $49,473

Dickens, IA $49,163

Estherville, IA $49,316

Everly, IA $49,190

Fostoria, IA $49,442

Gillett Grove, IA $49,332

Graettinger, IA $49,201

Greenville, IA $49,182

Gruver, IA $49,295

Harris, IA $49,200

Hartley, IA $49,200

Lake Park, IA $49,267

Adminstrator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

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

The top paying industries for an Adminstrator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$63,110	$30.0	25%
Internet	$60,585	$29.0	20%
Software & Networking	$60,585	$29.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$58,061	$28.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$55,537	$27.0	10%

Adminstrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Adminstrator'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.

$45,574

Average $50,488/year

$56,433

$3,798

Average $4,207/month

$4,703

$876

Average $971/week

$1,085

$22

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,433	$4,703	$1,085	$27
Average	$50,488	$4,207	$971	$24
25th Percentile	$45,574	$3,798	$876	$22

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