The highest-paying states for other office and administrative support workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of other office and administrative support workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $53,070, Delaware is the highest paying state for other office and administrative support workers. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $52,560). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of other office and administrative support workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | $53,070 |
$33,580 | 490 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $52,560 |
$43,120 | 110 |
| 3 | Michigan | $49,750 |
$29,920 | 2,950 |
| 4 | South Dakota | $48,920 |
$37,320 | 50 |
| 5 | North Dakota | $47,840 |
$33,480 | 1,260 |
| 6 | Vermont | $47,510 |
$36,550 | 130 |
| 7 | Wyoming | $46,970 |
$35,860 | 60 |
| 8 | Mississippi | $46,950 |
$31,320 | 260 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $46,800 |
$28,000 | 3,710 |
| 10 | South Carolina | $45,590 |
$19,030 | 810 |
| 11 | New Mexico | $45,090 |
$32,550 | 200 |
| 12 | Washington | $44,920 |
$33,130 | 3,900 |
| 13 | Alabama | $44,720 |
$30,330 | 430 |
| 14 | Arizona | $44,700 |
$30,870 | 2,450 |
| 15 | Virginia | $44,450 |
$29,420 | 4,260 |
| 16 | Oregon | $43,680 |
$32,320 | 5,940 |
| 17 | Massachusetts | $42,680 |
$30,680 | 2,400 |
| 18 | California | $42,460 |
$31,360 | 35,440 |
| 19 | Maryland | $42,020 |
$26,000 | 7,390 |
| 20 | Indiana | $41,290 |
$27,700 | 810 |
| 21 | Colorado | $41,120 |
$30,600 | 1,330 |
| 22 | Kansas | $40,910 |
$32,590 | 280 |
| 23 | Guam | $40,910 |
$21,860 | 70 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | $40,910 |
$24,730 | 440 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $40,880 |
$24,460 | 3,160 |
| 26 | Illinois | $40,230 |
$27,190 | 2,730 |
| 27 | North Carolina | $40,230 |
$26,810 | 7,280 |
| 28 | Louisiana | $38,860 |
$21,490 | 3,900 |
| 29 | Texas | $38,860 |
$24,960 | 9,820 |
| 30 | Minnesota | $38,090 |
$28,650 | 4,370 |
| 31 | Florida | $37,940 |
$26,790 | 17,990 |
| 32 | Missouri | $37,590 |
$29,030 | 2,510 |
| 33 | Alaska | $37,250 |
$22,900 | 870 |
| 34 | Idaho | $36,660 |
$22,910 | 770 |
| 35 | West Virginia | $36,530 |
$20,170 | 400 |
| 36 | District of Columbia | $36,520 |
$31,620 | 2,210 |
| 37 | Iowa | $36,420 |
$27,420 | 1,420 |
| 38 | Montana | $36,390 |
$20,740 | 230 |
| 39 | Georgia | $36,270 |
$19,240 | 5,070 |
| 40 | Kentucky | $36,180 |
$24,450 | 1,980 |
| 41 | Virgin Islands | $36,130 |
$22,280 | 200 |
| 42 | Utah | $35,830 |
$22,670 | 790 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | $35,030 |
$24,370 | 5,020 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $34,270 |
$19,450 | 4,010 |
| 45 | Maine | $34,250 |
$26,520 | 270 |
| 46 | New Hampshire | $31,920 |
$16,980 | 240 |
| 47 | Ohio | $31,600 |
$20,710 | 7,240 |
| 48 | New York | $29,680 |
$28,380 | 5,510 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $28,810 |
$23,700 | 850 |
| 50 | Connecticut | $28,400 |
$27,040 | 3,050 |
| 51 | Nebraska | $25,860 |
$20,370 | 1,120 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $24,960 |
$19,250 | 490 |
| 53 | Nevada | $24,910 |
$19,510 | 4,590 |
| 54 | Hawaii | $24,690 |
$23,710 | 2,090 |