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Currin Berdine / AdminSecret
The national median salary for today’s Administrative Assistant is $30,004. By furthering and expanding your education, you could move up more quickly and readily to one of these higher paying positions…
Administrative Professionals:
Administrative Associate – $30, 551
Administrative/Office Manager -$34, 553
Administrative Coordinator – $34, 624
Executive Secretary – $35, 029
Office Administrator -$35, 388
Sr. Administrative Assistant – $39, 224
Executive Assistant – $42, 342
Senior Executive Assistant – $50, 825
Suggested degree paths: Office Administration, Office Skills
Management:
Administrative/Office Manager -$34, 553
Office Manager – $36, 255
First-Line Supervisor/ Manager of Office and Administrative Support Workers – $40, 643
Project Coordinator (General) – $40, 699
Suggested degree paths: Office Administration, Project Management, Business Administration, Management
Human Resources and Marketing:
Human Resources (HR) Assistant – $31, 805
Human Resources (HR) Manager -$56, 282
Marketing Coordinator -$37, 089
Suggested degree paths: Human Resources, Marketing, Organizational Psychology and Development, Psychology
Legal and Medical Field:
Paralegal/ Legal Assistant -$36, 864
Office Manager, Medical Office -$36, 502
Suggested degree paths: Health or Medical Office Administration, Healthcare Management, Medical Assisting, Medical Insurance Billing and Coding, Paralegal, Legal Studies
These salary increases range from +1.8% to +87.6%
Salary figures calculated though PayScale and reflect the national median.
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MiaBellaAngela
about 1 month ago
250 comments
Good article, I'm actually leaning torwards and looking into becoming a paralegal. Thank you so much, Admin Secret : )
MiaBellaAngela
about 1 month ago
250 comments
Taino - you have to remember, salaries in all fields are influenced by experience, location and many other factors.
Taino07272002
about 1 month ago
4 comments
These salaries are so low. In NYC all of these positions are much higher. I think these articles are the best I have ever seen. But the salaries are compared to other parts of the U.S. New York and San Francisco, Los Angeles are a different animal. Most of the admins I know in New York are making 50,000.00 to 100,000.00 a year!!!! Those are regular admin salaries in NYC. You have to make clear that the money you are going to make in Nebraska is not the same as NYC.
Robert Ortiz
NYC