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Office and Administrative Support Salaries

The BLS classifies 54 detailed occupations in this group, all with a published median. Across the whole group the BLS reports a median of $47,450 a year and about 17.75 million jobs.

Occupations54
Group median$47,450
Total employment17.75 million
Highest median$76,590

The spread inside the group runs from $35,070 for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks to $76,590 for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants. Ranking occupations by median is the fastest way to see which roles the market pays most within this field.

All office and administrative support occupations by median pay

Medians are annual, from the BLS May 2025 national estimates. Employment shows the number of jobs in each occupation.

Office and Administrative Support occupations by median annual pay, May 2025
OccupationMedian payEmployment
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$76,590459,910
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,5001,436,680
Brokerage Clerks$65,75035,940
Postal Service Clerks$62,13073,720
Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,550328,820
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$59,650390,160
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470105,200
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$58,260153,140
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$55,570156,280
Desktop Publishers$55,2903,350
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other$54,6801,200
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$54,210154,800
Financial Clerks, All Other$53,83036,260
Public Safety Telecommunicators$53,040102,500
Cargo and Freight Agents$52,26097,670
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$51,1204,580
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,6701,373,680
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,61090,220
Procurement Clerks$50,58055,810
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,340202,810
Statistical Assistants$50,3304,710
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$50,08012,030
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$50,020164,790
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,500134,920
Word Processors and Typists$49,28035,010
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,230214,260
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,700179,750
Billing and Posting Clerks$48,500404,060
Meter Readers, Utilities$48,15019,430
New Accounts Clerks$47,67036,860
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,5401,706,790
Bill and Account Collectors$47,030158,830
Correspondence Clerks$46,8004,290
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$46,38053,300
Order Clerks$46,17075,200
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,930961,610
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$45,920148,060
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$45,670192,260
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,260816,870
Office Clerks, General$45,0102,464,940
Customer Service Representatives$44,7702,595,750
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,390118,710
File Clerks$43,60073,440
Tellers$43,030329,480
Telephone Operators$41,7403,430
Data Entry Keyers$41,340127,080
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$40,96025,130
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$39,28055,230
Couriers and Messengers$39,20068,640
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$38,63034,280
Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,010910,180
Gambling Cage Workers$37,58014,430
Library Assistants, Clerical$36,91085,520
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,070261,420

How to read this table

A high median can reflect scarce skills, union coverage, licensing requirements or simply a small, senior workforce. A low median can reflect part-time schedules or a large entry-level tier. Neither is a verdict on the work itself.

Employment matters as much as pay when comparing occupations: a role with 500,000 jobs and a $47,450 median offers far more openings than a niche role paying twice as much.

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