Administrative Assistant salary in Bridgeport-Stamford, CT

Pay in Bridgeport-Stamford against Connecticut and the US

Administrative assistants at the 90th percentile earn $79,330, 1.9 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.0. The middle half of administrative assistants in Bridgeport-Stamford earns $49,120–$68,040. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $18,920 wide, between the figure for Connecticut ($18,420) and the US figure ($19,170).

What to budget for an administrative assistant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $8,320 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $10,600, or about $13,677 once benefits are added. 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 10th and 25th percentiles in Bridgeport-Stamford, and the Connecticut statewide median of $57,210 falls between the 25th percentile and the median. An offer at the national rate would be lower than what three quarters of local administrative assistants earn.

What a hire really costs in Bridgeport-Stamford

At the $57,440 median, a local hire costs about $74,116 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $16,676 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 Bridgeport-Stamford

Of the 17 roles we track in Bridgeport-Stamford, this one ranks #11 by median pay, between paralegals ($59,950) and HR assistants ($57,200). Project Coordinator is the highest at $109,990.

Measured against the US median, administrative assistants rank #4 of the 17 roles we track in Bridgeport-Stamford (+20.8%), between bookkeepers (+21.2%) and virtual receptionists (+17.4%). The typical role here is at +12.0%, so, measured against the US, administrative assistants cost more in Bridgeport-Stamford than the area's general pay level would suggest. Administrative assistants hold 12.2% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Bridgeport-Stamford, 12.6% across Connecticut and 10.8% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Connecticut

Across the 6 areas of Connecticut with data for this job, the median runs from $50,460 in Waterbury-Shelton to $63,800 in New Haven, a gap of $13,340 a year. The one area in Connecticut with more administrative assistants, Hartford-West Hartford, CT ($55,940), pays less: a bigger pool at a lower median.

Bridgeport-Stamford against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Bridgeport-Stamford is #54 of 520 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside Connecticut, Santa Cruz-Watsonville and Longview-Kelso pay just above Bridgeport-Stamford and Salinas and Mount Vernon-Anacortes just below. All four are within $460 a year of the median in Bridgeport-Stamford. Of the three markets with about as many administrative assistants, none pays as much.

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