Occupation · SOC 43-9199

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other: pay and where the jobs are

What office and administrative support workers, all other earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.

BLS May 2025 data · methodology

National pay, May 2025

$45,670 median annual wage

Mean (average) annual wage
$48,670
Median hourly wage
$21.96
Mean hourly wage
$23.40
Employment
192,260

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-9199.

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How much do office and administrative support workers, all other make?

The median annual wage for office and administrative support workers, all other was $45,670 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $31,090 and the highest-paid 10% more than $71,940. As an hourly rate, the median is $21.96. About 192,260 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in District of Columbia ($68,600), Idaho ($61,140) and Rhode Island ($58,470). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in Idaho.

Pay ladder

What each step of the pay range for office and administrative support workers, all other looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other: pay at each percentile
StepAnnualHourlyMonthly grossMonthly after federal tax & FICA
10th percentile$31,090$14.95$2,591$2,263
25th percentile$34,320$16.50$2,860$2,480
Median$45,670$21.96$3,806$3,240
75th percentile$58,460$28.11$4,872$4,096
90th percentile$71,940$34.59$5,995$4,953

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other: pay by state

51 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.

1

Idaho

$51,494 take-home in national prices

2

North Dakota

$51,405 take-home in national prices

3

New Mexico

$50,333 take-home in national prices

Where a median office and administrative support workers, all other paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.

Annual wages by state, May 2025, with after-tax and price-adjusted estimates
StateEmploymentMedian10th pct.90th pct.Median after tax*In national prices†
District of Columbia1,030$68,600$40,690$156,730$54,078$49,206
Idaho240$61,140$40,330$76,400$49,174$51,494
Rhode Island70$58,470$48,710$95,250$46,942$45,895
Alaska430$57,840$44,840$80,970$48,383$47,268
New Mexico170$56,930$42,120$78,230$46,413$50,333
North Dakota1,510$54,200$38,520$81,340$45,730$51,405
California23,120$54,020$37,000$85,260$43,602$39,380
Colorado1,650$53,460$37,430$67,080$43,256$41,975
Vermont190$53,410$39,640$99,470$43,740$44,651
Guam40$53,290$37,810$79,440——
Virginia5,890$53,170$38,690$79,230$42,659$42,193
Oklahoma210$52,420$37,380$69,240$42,486$48,366
Wyoming40$52,420$31,150$71,280$44,299$47,793
Iowa3,020$51,700$29,530$69,490$42,408$48,322
Oregon3,600$51,610$35,680$72,450$40,011$38,710
New Jersey2,760$51,120$38,670$99,840$41,573$38,209
South Carolina650$51,060$16,350$88,610$42,137$44,946
Virgin Islands70$50,610$30,040$82,820——
Washington3,240$50,190$40,120$66,020$41,811$39,071
Alabama700$49,980$30,230$73,750$40,271$45,338
Kentucky470$49,970$32,240$79,580$40,700$45,142
Missouri2,280$49,660$35,930$72,360$40,685$44,799
Delaware750$49,620$32,170$77,150$39,774$39,851
Maryland16,030$49,260$32,170$79,630$39,787$37,907
Indiana290$48,950$23,950$88,210$40,097$42,963
North Carolina6,420$48,890$36,890$73,890$40,021$42,429
Utah2,370$48,340$30,250$79,100$39,444$39,898
Pennsylvania2,970$48,170$29,640$71,970$39,372$40,352
Mississippi300$47,940$32,210$66,390$39,514$45,443
Nevada3,050$47,700$30,420$69,620$40,507$40,515
Montana290$47,570$25,310$65,690$38,923$41,126
Michigan4,510$47,210$28,900$68,370$38,358$39,866
Wisconsin2,290$45,960$24,880$65,380$37,731$40,099
Maine140$45,760$35,730$89,960$37,283$38,417
Arizona3,990$43,780$31,200$65,450$36,656$36,410
Texas22,960$42,840$23,790$62,510$36,602$37,712
Illinois2,790$42,030$31,200$67,190$34,015$34,030
Tennessee5,000$41,570$23,710$59,630$35,581$38,730
Massachusetts930$40,810$31,200$79,660$32,963$31,168
Louisiana4,720$40,700$27,040$65,730$34,048$38,600
Georgia4,310$40,330$23,560$67,710$33,321$34,604
Connecticut3,750$40,210$34,010$62,760$32,908$31,762
New Hampshire230$39,690$17,820$68,930$34,071$32,709
Nebraska690$38,840$29,160$67,910$32,500$36,070
Arkansas1,450$38,530$31,140$56,620$32,201$37,039
Minnesota6,050$37,660$27,520$62,880$31,078$31,512
Florida27,020$36,620$31,750$61,270$31,604$30,561
Hawaii1,800$34,500$29,120$60,840$28,777$26,172
Ohio2,760$30,060$22,260$57,510$25,957$27,979
Kansas370$29,970$19,790$60,920$25,366$28,163
West Virginia590$26,580$21,450$59,050$22,878$25,563

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-9199. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).

Sources

  1. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
  2. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.