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Other Office and Administrative Support Worker Salary in U.S.

The salary statistics of other office and administrative support workers are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of other office and administrative support workers in the United States is shown in Table 2. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of other office and administrative support workers within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The other office and administrative support workers annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Other Office and Administrative Support Worker Salary in U.S. (2022 survey)

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,620
25th Percentile Wage
$31,400
50th Percentile Wage
$38,290
75th Percentile Wage
$48,130
90th Percentile Wage
$60,010

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other office and administrative support workers. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) other office and administrative support workers is $60,010. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $38,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $26,620. Notice that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 125% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$38,290
2.90% 25.33%
2021
$37,180
3.52% -
2020
$35,870
3.35% -
2019
$34,670
3.03% -
2018
$33,620
3.15% -
2017
$32,560
2.98% -
2016
$31,590
3.39% -
2015
$30,520
2.65% -
2014
$29,710
1.88% -
2013
$29,150
1.92% -
2012
$28,590
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Table 2. Other Office and Administrative Support Worker Salary by Industry Sector (2022 survey)

The average salaries of other office and administrative support workers in 20 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for other office and administrative support workers occupations is the utilities sector with an annual salary $52,730. The lowest paying sector is the arts, entertainment, and recreation sector (annual salary $33,780).

Industry Sector Median Annual Salary
Utilities
$52,730
Finance and Insurance
$44,500
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$44,130
Mining
$43,180
Federal, State, and Local Government
$41,600
Construction
$41,560
Manufacturing
$39,700
Wholesale Trade
$39,130
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$38,600
Transportation and Warehousing
$38,210
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$37,640
Health Care and Social Assistance
$37,600
Educational Services
$36,880
Information
$36,740
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$36,070
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
$35,980
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
$35,810
Retail Trade
$35,680
Accommodation and Food Services
$34,300
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
$33,780

Table 3. Salaries of Other Office and Administrative Support Worker Related Occupations

The average annual salary of other office and administrative support worker related occupations at the national level is given in Table 3. For more salary information about a specific occupation, use the links below.

Occupation Median Annual Salary
Desktop Publishers
$47,910
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
$46,080
Computer Operators
$45,840
Proofreaders and Copy Markers
$45,410
Word Processors and Typists
$44,330
Office Clerks, General
$38,040
Data Entry and Information Processing Workers
$37,270
Office Machine Operators (Except Computer)
$36,710
Data Entry Keyers
$36,190
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators (Except Postal Service)
$35,070

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