Administrative Assistant salary in Canton-Massillon, OH

Pay in Canton-Massillon against Ohio and the US

Administrative assistants at the 90th percentile earn $58,980, 2.0 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.0. The middle half of administrative assistants in Canton-Massillon earns $35,920–$49,140. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $13,220 wide, against $15,540 across Ohio and $19,170 nationally: employers in Canton-Massillon pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an administrative assistant here

Local pay is bunched just above the median: the 75th percentile is only $5,210 over it, while the 25th sits $8,010 below. Moving an offer from the median to the 75th percentile costs about $6,723 more a year with benefits. 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 median and the 75th percentile in Canton-Massillon, and the Ohio statewide median of $46,230 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Canton-Massillon

At the $43,930 median, a local hire costs about $56,684 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $12,754 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 Canton-Massillon

Of the 17 roles we track in Canton-Massillon, this one ranks #14 by median pay, between HR assistants ($44,040) and medical administrative assistants ($42,340). Project Coordinator is the highest at $82,530.

Measured against the US median, administrative assistants rank #4 of the 17 roles we track in Canton-Massillon (-7.6%), between payroll specialists (-2.6%) and medical administrative assistants (-7.8%). The typical role here is at -11.8%, so, measured against the US, administrative assistants cost more in Canton-Massillon than the area's general pay level would suggest. Administrative assistants hold 11.6% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Canton-Massillon, 10.7% across Ohio and 10.8% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Ohio

Across the 16 areas of Ohio with data for this job, the median runs from $41,580 in Youngstown-Warren to $47,870 in Columbus, a gap of $6,290 a year. Of the 10 areas in Ohio with more administrative assistants than Canton-Massillon, 2 pay less: the North Northeastern Ohio nonmetro area ($42,580) and Youngstown-Warren, OH ($41,580).

Canton-Massillon against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Canton-Massillon is #207 of 520 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Ohio, Pocatello and Battle Creek pay just above Canton-Massillon and Decatur and Lebanon just below. All four are within $110 a year of the median in Canton-Massillon. Of the three markets with about as many administrative assistants, none pays as much.

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