Office & Administrative salaries

Office and administrative support keeps organizations running, including clerks, assistants, bookkeepers, and customer service representatives.

Below are all 50 office & administrative occupations the BLS tracks, ranked by median annual pay for May 2024. The best paid, executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants, earns a median of $74,260 a year.

#	Job	Median annual	Hourly	Typical education	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$74,260	$35.70	High school diploma or equivalent	472,770
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$66,140	$31.80	High school diploma or equivalent	1,495,580
3	Brokerage Clerks	$62,940	$30.26	High school diploma or equivalent	40,090
4	Postal Service Clerks	$61,630	$29.63	No formal educational credential	78,060
5	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$57,770	$27.78	High school diploma or equivalent	385,000
6	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,490	$27.64	No formal educational credential	336,040
7	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$56,530	$27.18	No formal educational credential	111,930
8	Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$55,290	$26.58	High school diploma or equivalent	156,950
9	Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$54,140	$26.03	High school diploma or equivalent	154,540
10	Desktop Publishers	$53,620	$25.78	Associate's degree	4,000
11	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$51,500	$24.76	High school diploma or equivalent	156,260
12	Statistical Assistants	$51,440	$24.73	Bachelor's degree	5,900
13	Public Safety Telecommunicators	$50,730	$24.39	High school diploma or equivalent	101,140
14	Cargo and Freight Agents	$49,900	$23.99	High school diploma or equivalent	97,800
15	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$49,440	$23.77	Associate's degree	92,580
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$49,210	$23.66	Some college, no degree	1,455,770
17	Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$49,210	$23.66	Bachelor's degree	5,160
18	Meter Readers, Utilities	$49,180	$23.64	High school diploma or equivalent	19,620
19	Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$49,130	$23.62	High school diploma or equivalent	11,960
20	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$48,950	$23.53	High school diploma or equivalent	173,100
21	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$48,880	$23.50	High school diploma or equivalent	211,000
22	Procurement Clerks	$48,510	$23.32	High school diploma or equivalent	59,900
23	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$48,450	$23.29	High school diploma or equivalent	229,070
24	Word Processors and Typists	$47,850	$23.01	High school diploma or equivalent	36,030
25	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$47,700	$22.93	High school diploma or equivalent	170,010
26	Billing and Posting Clerks	$47,170	$22.68	High school diploma or equivalent	417,500
27	Correspondence Clerks	$46,740	$22.47	High school diploma or equivalent	6,260
28	New Accounts Clerks	$46,610	$22.41	High school diploma or equivalent	38,030
29	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$46,290	$22.26	High school diploma or equivalent	1,737,820
30	Bill and Account Collectors	$46,040	$22.14	High school diploma or equivalent	165,020
31	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$45,650	$21.95	High school diploma or equivalent	49,720
32	Order Clerks	$44,660	$21.47	Some college, no degree	83,420
33	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,640	$21.46	High school diploma or equivalent	830,760
34	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$43,830	$21.07	High school diploma or equivalent	157,310
35	Office Clerks, General	$43,630	$20.97	High school diploma or equivalent	2,510,550
36	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$43,190	$20.77	High school diploma or equivalent	857,630
37	Customer Service Representatives	$42,830	$20.59	High school diploma or equivalent	2,725,930
38	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$41,460	$19.94	High school diploma or equivalent	127,440
39	File Clerks	$41,270	$19.84	High school diploma or equivalent	78,980
40	Data Entry Keyers	$39,850	$19.16	High school diploma or equivalent	135,280
41	Tellers	$39,340	$18.91	High school diploma or equivalent	339,340
42	Telephone Operators	$39,130	$18.81	High school diploma or equivalent	3,950
43	Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$39,020	$18.76	High school diploma or equivalent	24,740
44	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$38,370	$18.45	High school diploma or equivalent	35,730
45	Couriers and Messengers	$38,340	$18.43	High school diploma or equivalent	71,920
46	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$38,150	$18.34	High school diploma or equivalent	62,730
47	Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,230	$17.90	High school diploma or equivalent	964,530
48	Gambling Cage Workers	$36,990	$17.78	High school diploma or equivalent	13,490
49	Library Assistants, Clerical	$36,010	$17.31	High school diploma or equivalent	80,070
50	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$34,270	$16.48	High school diploma or equivalent	261,430

Ranked by median annual wage. National estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024.

Office & Administrative salary FAQ

What is the highest paying office & administrative job?

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants top the office & administrative field at a median of $74,260 a year, based on BLS data for May 2024.

How much do office & administrative jobs pay on average?

Pay varies widely across the 50 occupations in this field. The middle of the list, billing and posting clerks, sits at a median of $47,170 a year. The overall U.S. median across all jobs is $49,500.

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Source. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Figures shown as published, last updated 2025-04-02.