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 2025. The best paid, executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants, earns a median of $76,590 a year.

#	Job	Median annual	Hourly	Typical education	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$76,590	$36.82	High school diploma or equivalent	459,910
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$69,500	$33.41	High school diploma or equivalent	1,436,680
3	Brokerage Clerks	$65,750	$31.61	High school diploma or equivalent	35,940
4	Postal Service Clerks	$62,130	$29.87	No formal educational credential	73,720
5	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$60,550	$29.11	No formal educational credential	328,820
6	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$59,650	$28.68	High school diploma or equivalent	390,160
7	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$58,470	$28.11	No formal educational credential	105,200
8	Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$58,260	$28.01	High school diploma or equivalent	153,140
9	Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$55,570	$26.72	High school diploma or equivalent	156,280
10	Desktop Publishers	$55,290	$26.58	Associate's degree	3,350
11	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$54,210	$26.06	High school diploma or equivalent	154,800
12	Public Safety Telecommunicators	$53,040	$25.50	High school diploma or equivalent	102,500
13	Cargo and Freight Agents	$52,260	$25.13	High school diploma or equivalent	97,670
14	Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$51,120	$24.58	Bachelor's degree	4,580
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$50,670	$24.36	Some college, no degree	1,373,680
16	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$50,610	$24.33	Associate's degree	90,220
17	Procurement Clerks	$50,580	$24.32	High school diploma or equivalent	55,810
18	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$50,340	$24.20	High school diploma or equivalent	202,810
19	Statistical Assistants	$50,330	$24.20	Bachelor's degree	4,710
20	Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$50,080	$24.08	High school diploma or equivalent	12,030
21	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$50,020	$24.05	High school diploma or equivalent	164,790
22	Word Processors and Typists	$49,280	$23.69	High school diploma or equivalent	35,010
23	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$49,230	$23.67	High school diploma or equivalent	214,260
24	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$48,700	$23.41	High school diploma or equivalent	179,750
25	Billing and Posting Clerks	$48,500	$23.32	High school diploma or equivalent	404,060
26	Meter Readers, Utilities	$48,150	$23.15	High school diploma or equivalent	19,430
27	New Accounts Clerks	$47,670	$22.92	High school diploma or equivalent	36,860
28	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,540	$22.86	High school diploma or equivalent	1,706,790
29	Bill and Account Collectors	$47,030	$22.61	High school diploma or equivalent	158,830
30	Correspondence Clerks	$46,800	$22.50	High school diploma or equivalent	4,290
31	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$46,380	$22.30	High school diploma or equivalent	53,300
32	Order Clerks	$46,170	$22.20	Some college, no degree	75,200
33	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$45,930	$22.08	High school diploma or equivalent	961,610
34	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$45,920	$22.08	High school diploma or equivalent	148,060
35	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$45,260	$21.76	High school diploma or equivalent	816,870
36	Office Clerks, General	$45,010	$21.64	High school diploma or equivalent	2,464,940
37	Customer Service Representatives	$44,770	$21.53	High school diploma or equivalent	2,595,750
38	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$44,390	$21.34	High school diploma or equivalent	118,710
39	File Clerks	$43,600	$20.96	High school diploma or equivalent	73,440
40	Tellers	$43,030	$20.69	High school diploma or equivalent	329,480
41	Telephone Operators	$41,740	$20.07	High school diploma or equivalent	3,430
42	Data Entry Keyers	$41,340	$19.88	High school diploma or equivalent	127,080
43	Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$40,960	$19.69	High school diploma or equivalent	25,130
44	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$39,280	$18.89	High school diploma or equivalent	55,230
45	Couriers and Messengers	$39,200	$18.85	High school diploma or equivalent	68,640
46	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$38,630	$18.57	High school diploma or equivalent	34,280
47	Receptionists and Information Clerks	$38,010	$18.27	High school diploma or equivalent	910,180
48	Gambling Cage Workers	$37,580	$18.07	High school diploma or equivalent	14,430
49	Library Assistants, Clerical	$36,910	$17.74	High school diploma or equivalent	85,520
50	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$35,070	$16.86	High school diploma or equivalent	261,420

Ranked by median annual wage. National estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025.

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 $76,590 a year, based on BLS data for May 2025.

How much do office & administrative jobs pay on average?

Pay varies widely across the 50 occupations in this field. The middle of the list, meter readers, utilities, sits at a median of $48,150 a year. The overall U.S. median across all jobs is $50,980.

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Source. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Figures shown as published, last updated 2026-05-15.