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Office and Administrative Support Jobs — US Salaries

54 occupations · about 17,753,420 US workers · top-paid Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants at $76,590 — BLS OEWS May 2025.

How much do office and administrative support jobs pay in the US?

The Office and Administrative Support field (SOC 43) covers 54 detailed US occupations employing about 17,753,420 people. Median pay across its 54 priced occupations runs from $35,070 to $76,590 a year, with Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants the highest-paid at $76,590 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The US all-occupations median is $50,980. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.

Source:U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)·As of May 2025 national estimates · updated annually · last refreshed

Occupations

54

in this field

US workers

17,753,420

total employment

Top median

$76,590

highest-paid job

Lowest median

$35,070

of priced jobs

Every office and administrative support occupation, by median pay

Office and Administrative Support occupations by national annual median wage, BLS OEWS May 2025
OccupationMedianMeanUS workers
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsSOC 43-6011$76,590$79,140459,910
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersSOC 43-1011$69,500$73,4901,436,680
Brokerage ClerksSOC 43-4011$65,750$72,85035,940
Postal Service ClerksSOC 43-5051$62,130$61,86073,720
Postal Service Mail CarriersSOC 43-5052$60,550$62,540328,820
Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksSOC 43-5061$59,650$62,150390,160
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsSOC 43-5053$58,470$59,430105,200
Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksSOC 43-3051$58,260$59,630153,140
Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsSOC 43-6012$55,570$60,620156,280
Desktop PublishersSOC 43-9031$55,290$61,9703,350
Communications Equipment Operators, All OtherSOC 43-2099$54,680$62,1301,200
Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsSOC 43-4061$54,210$56,090154,800
Financial Clerks, All OtherSOC 43-3099$53,830$56,45036,260
Public Safety TelecommunicatorsSOC 43-5031$53,040$56,740102,500
Cargo and Freight AgentsSOC 43-5011$52,260$57,23097,670
Proofreaders and Copy MarkersSOC 43-9081$51,120$54,8004,580
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSOC 43-3031$50,670$53,5601,373,680
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingSOC 43-4161$50,610$52,25090,220
Procurement ClerksSOC 43-3061$50,580$52,37055,810
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceSOC 43-5032$50,340$54,740202,810
Statistical AssistantsSOC 43-9111$50,330$55,6504,710
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and ClerksSOC 43-4041$50,080$51,42012,030
Loan Interviewers and ClerksSOC 43-4131$50,020$52,520164,790
Information and Record Clerks, All OtherSOC 43-4199$49,500$51,490134,920
Word Processors and TypistsSOC 43-9022$49,280$51,12035,010
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksSOC 43-9041$49,230$52,920214,260
Court, Municipal, and License ClerksSOC 43-4031$48,700$52,320179,750
Billing and Posting ClerksSOC 43-3021$48,500$51,070404,060
Meter Readers, UtilitiesSOC 43-5041$48,150$55,38019,430
New Accounts ClerksSOC 43-4141$47,670$49,37036,860
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveSOC 43-6014$47,540$49,3501,706,790
Bill and Account CollectorsSOC 43-3011$47,030$49,060158,830
Correspondence ClerksSOC 43-4021$46,800$48,0904,290
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingSOC 43-5111$46,380$47,63053,300
Order ClerksSOC 43-4151$46,170$48,22075,200
Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsSOC 43-6013$45,930$46,800961,610
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanSOC 43-4111$45,920$47,240148,060
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherSOC 43-9199$45,670$48,670192,260
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksSOC 43-5071$45,260$46,810816,870
Office Clerks, GeneralSOC 43-9061$45,010$46,4202,464,940
Customer Service RepresentativesSOC 43-4051$44,770$46,5902,595,750
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksSOC 43-4181$44,390$49,630118,710
File ClerksSOC 43-4071$43,600$45,59073,440
TellersSOC 43-3071$43,030$42,350329,480
Telephone OperatorsSOC 43-2021$41,740$44,9703,430
Data Entry KeyersSOC 43-9021$41,340$43,310127,080
Office Machine Operators, Except ComputerSOC 43-9071$40,960$43,22025,130
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceSOC 43-9051$39,280$41,65055,230
Couriers and MessengersSOC 43-5021$39,200$40,97068,640
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering ServiceSOC 43-2011$38,630$42,30034,280
Receptionists and Information ClerksSOC 43-4171$38,010$39,460910,180
Gambling Cage WorkersSOC 43-3041$37,580$39,51014,430
Library Assistants, ClericalSOC 43-4121$36,910$39,37085,520
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksSOC 43-4081$35,070$35,550261,420

Suppressed BLS cells are shown as “—”, never estimated. Click any occupation for its full salary breakdown and national rank.

Frequently asked questions

What is the highest-paying office and administrative support job in the US?
Among Office and Administrative Support occupations, Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants have the highest published national median wage at $76,590 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025).
How many people work in office and administrative support jobs in the US?
About 17,753,420 US workers are employed across the 54 occupations in the Office and Administrative Support field (SOC 43), summing the published BLS OEWS May 2025 employment estimates for each member occupation.
What jobs are in the office and administrative support field?
The Office and Administrative Support field is SOC major group 43. It includes occupations such as Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Brokerage Clerks, Postal Service Clerks, Postal Service Mail Carriers, and 49 more. Every occupation whose 6-digit SOC code starts with 43 belongs to this field.
Where does this office and administrative support salary data come from?
From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—".

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Data source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC major group 43 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)

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