Administrative Assistant salary in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area

Pay in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area against Nevada and the US

The middle half of administrative assistants in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area earns $40,930–$59,030. The top tenth earns $67,040 or more, 1.8 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.0 times. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $18,100 wide, between the figure for Nevada ($15,060) and the US figure ($19,170).

What to budget for an administrative assistant here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $11,230 over the median, the 25th only $6,870 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $14,490 a year in employer cost. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $47,540 falls between the 25th percentile and the median in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area, and the Nevada statewide median of $46,570 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area

At the $47,800 median, a local hire costs about $61,677 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $13,877 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area

Of the 16 roles we track in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area, this one ranks #10 by median pay, between bookkeepers ($51,600) and medical administrative assistants ($47,310). Project Coordinator is the highest at $102,040.

Measured against the US median, administrative assistants rank #3 of the 16 roles we track in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area (+0.5%), between bookkeepers (+1.8%) and accountants (+0.4%). The typical role here is at -6.9%, so, measured against the US, administrative assistants cost more in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Administrative assistants hold 20.6% of the jobs in these 16 roles in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area, 11.6% across Nevada and 10.8% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Nevada

Across the 4 areas of Nevada with data for this job, the median runs from $46,040 in Las Vegas-Henderson to $49,270 in Carson City, a gap of $3,230 a year. Of the 2 areas in Nevada with more administrative assistants than the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area, 1 pays less: Las Vegas-Henderson, NV ($46,040).

the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area is #251 of 520 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the top quarter of US areas. Outside Nevada, Lewiston and Richmond pay just above the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area and Lexington-Fayette and Omaha just below. All four are within $40 a year of the median in the Balance of Nevada nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many administrative assistants, none pays as much.

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