Salary report · 2026 to date
Administrative jobs in United States advertised a median of $66K a year in 2026 (middle half $52K–$90K), from 600 job postings on JobRipe. Figures come only from pay ranges employers published; estimates are never counted.
Number of postings by yearly midpoint. The first and last bands also hold the lowest and highest 5%.
Every row rests on at least 5 postings; groups with fewer are left out.
| Level | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $42K – $61K | $49K | $23.79 | 14 |
| Mid level | $52K – $87K | $66K | $31.49 | 518 |
| Senior | $58K – $103K | $77K | $36.78 | 23 |
| Staff/Principal | $71K – $79K | $73K | $35.07 | 24 |
| Manager | $71K – $113K | $80K | $38.62 | 10 |
| Executive | $145K – $190K | $161K | $77.26 | 7 |
| Workplace | Middle half (yearly) |
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JobRipe, "What Administrative jobs pay in the United States, 2026", https://jobripe.com/salary-reports/2026/us/administrative (23 October 2026).
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The median advertised pay is $66K a year (about $31.93 an hour), from 600 job postings on JobRipe that published a pay range between 19 February 2026 and 23 October 2026. Half of them fall between $52K and $90K.
One in ten postings advertised $123K a year or more; one in ten advertised $44K or less.
By median advertised pay, among cities with enough postings: San Francisco $135K; New York $100K; Washington $98K.
Median advertised pay is $60K for remote postings (116) and $69K for on-site ones (471). Remote and on-site roles also differ in seniority and employer, so this is not a like-for-like comparison.
| Median |
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| ≈ hourly |
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| Postings |
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| On-site | $55K – $92K | $69K | $33.05 | 471 |
| Remote | $48K – $75K | $60K | $28.85 | 116 |
| Hybrid | $77K – $110K | $85K | $40.87 | 13 |
| City | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $81K – $116K | $98K | $47.24 | 24 |
| New York | $72K – $143K | $100K | $48.27 | 20 |
| San Francisco | $118K – $174K | $135K | $64.90 | 9 |
| Company | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Health Administration | $71K – $100K | $80K | $38.64 | 52 |
| U.S. Army Reserve Command | $60K – $78K | $71K | $34.13 | 46 |
| University of Pennsylvania | $48K – $60K | $57K | $27.46 | 24 |
| State of North Carolina | $44K – $62K | $54K | $25.94 | 17 |
| TJX | $30K – $34K | $31K | $15.12 | 16 |
| University of Maryland | $65K – $71K | $68K | $32.67 | 14 |
| National Park Service | $60K – $108K | $79K | $38.17 | 13 |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | $59K – $78K | $65K | $31.42 | 11 |
| Commander, Navy Installations Command | $53K – $98K | $95K | $45.44 | 10 |
| Mary Washington Healthcare | $45K – $82K | $45K | $21.81 | 10 |
| Military Treatment Facilities under DHA | $49K – $68K | $61K | $29.18 | 9 |
| U.S. Marine Corps | $42K – $119K | $102K | $49.07 | 8 |
| Bureau of Land Management | $58K – $88K | $60K | $29.08 | 7 |
| Air Mobility Command | $55K – $62K | $58K | $27.90 | 7 |
| Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys | $56K – $131K | $79K | $37.75 | 6 |
| Company size | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 50) | $87K – $153K | $125K | $59.86 | 5 |
| Mid-size | $58K – $110K | $76K | $36.63 | 29 |
| Large | $47K – $85K | $62K | $29.70 | 162 |
| Enterprise | $50K – $89K | $66K | $31.50 | 22 |
| Industry | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $51K – $68K | $58K | $27.88 | 47 |
| Health | $49K – $85K | $61K | $29.50 | 37 |
| Retail | $43K – $64K | $48K | $23.18 | 12 |
| Hardware | $54K – $90K | $75K | $36.06 | 11 |
| Ai | $125K – $134K | $129K | $62.24 | 6 |
| Finance | $53K – $64K | $61K | $29.23 | 6 |
| Saas | $174K – $198K | $174K | $83.65 | 5 |
| Enterprise | $79K – $85K | $85K | $40.87 | 5 |