The average annual salary of office and administrative support occupations is shown in Table 1. Table 2 compares the median salaries across all office and administrative support occupations in the United States. The office and administrative support occupations salary statistics are from the national compensation survey published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for office and administrative support occupations. The salary is shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) office and administrative support occupations is $66,850. The median annual salary is $40,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $28,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of office and administrative support occupations from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,910 | 6.99% | 22.98% |
| 2021 | $38,050 | -1.76% | - |
| 2020 | $38,720 | 2.94% | - |
| 2019 | $37,580 | 4.84% | - |
| 2018 | $35,760 | 2.85% | - |
| 2017 | $34,740 | 1.99% | - |
| 2016 | $34,050 | 2.50% | - |
| 2015 | $33,200 | 2.05% | - |
| 2014 | $32,520 | 1.57% | - |
| 2013 | $32,010 | 1.56% | - |
| 2012 | $31,510 | - | - |
Table 2 shows the median annual wage for each Office and Administrative Support Occupations in the United States. Note that the median annual salaries vary considerably among office and administrative support professions, ranging from $25,700 to $65,980. The highest-paid office and administrative support occupations are executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants with a median annual salary of $65,980. The lowest-paid office and administrative support occupations in the United States are stock clerks and order fillers with a median annual salary of $25,700. For more salary information about a specific office and administrative support profession, use the links in the table.