Secretaries and Administrative Assistant Salary in the Industry of Radio and Television Broadcasting

The salary statistics and trend of secretaries and administrative assistants in the industry of radio and television broadcasting are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare secretaries and administrative assistant salaries in different industries within the information sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,220
25th Percentile Wage
$28,700
50th Percentile Wage
$38,270
75th Percentile Wage
$51,030
90th Percentile Wage
$66,600

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for secretaries and administrative assistants in the industry of radio and television broadcasting. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) secretaries and administrative assistants is $66,600. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $38,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent secretaries and administrative assistants is $22,220.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secretaries and administrative assistants in the industry of Radio and Television Broadcasting from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$38,270
-0.73% 5.07%
2016
$38,550
3.97% -
2015
$37,020
-2.11% -
2014
$37,800
3.23% -
2013
$36,580
0.68% -
2012
$36,330
- -

Table 3. Compare Secretaries and Administrative Assistant Salary in Different Industries within the Information Sector

The average salaries of secretaries and administrative assistants in 22 industries within the information sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of secretaries and administrative assistants in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Other Information Services
$55,610
Other Information Services
$55,610
Cable and Other Subscription Programming
$55,410
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
$53,220
Software Publishers
$52,220
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
$51,560
Satellite Telecommunications
$51,530
Telecommunications
$50,180
Motion Picture and Video Industries
$47,180
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
$46,980
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
$46,980
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
$45,840
Television Broadcasting
$44,510
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
$43,500
Other Telecommunications
$42,180
Broadcasting (except Internet)
$41,030
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
$38,870
Radio and Television Broadcasting
$38,270
Motion Picture and Video Exhibition
$36,640
Sound Recording Industries
$35,370
Radio Broadcasting
$33,510
Newspaper Publishers
$32,880

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