First-Line Supervisor of Office and Administrative Support Worker Salary Information in California

The average annual salaries for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers in the state of California are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers among California cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in California (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,000
25th Percentile Wage
$56,150
50th Percentile Wage
$66,400
75th Percentile Wage
$81,810
90th Percentile Wage
$103,770

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers in California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $45,000.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$66,400
6.30% 17.48%
2021
$62,220
0.45% -
2020
$61,940
2.44% -
2019
$60,430
1.95% -
2018
$59,250
1.82% -
2017
$58,170
1.24% -
2016
$57,450
0.99% -
2015
$56,880
1.92% -
2014
$55,790
1.17% -
2013
$55,140
0.63% -
2012
$54,790
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in California Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers in some California cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers in state of California ranges from $45,860 to $78,530. The highest paying area for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers in California is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with a median annual salary of $78,530. The second highest paying city/area in California State is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (mean annual salary $76,930). The lowest paying area is Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $45,860.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$78,530
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$76,930
Napa
$68,040
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$67,880
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$67,560
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$67,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$66,340
Vallejo-Fairfield
$65,610
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$65,120
Stockton
$64,240
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$63,260
Salinas
$63,230
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$63,150
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$62,960
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$62,900
Yuba City
$62,260
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$62,170
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$62,160
Modesto
$62,020
Bakersfield-Delano
$61,570
Fresno
$61,300
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$61,260
Merced
$61,070
Redding
$61,050
Visalia-Porterville
$60,520
Chico
$60,520
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,990
El Centro
$59,920
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,770
Madera-Chowchilla
$59,700
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$58,160
Hanford-Corcoran
$58,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$57,610
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$57,470
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$56,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$56,670
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$55,000
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$49,400
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$45,860