Administrative Assistant salary in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY

Pay in Huntington-Ashland against West Virginia and the US

The middle half of administrative assistants in Huntington-Ashland earns $32,910–$46,870. The top tenth earns $56,630 or more, 1.9 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.0 times. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $13,960 wide, between the figure for West Virginia ($13,830) 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 $8,590 over the median, the 25th only $5,370 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $11,084 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 75th and 90th percentiles in Huntington-Ashland, and the West Virginia statewide median of $40,370 falls between the median and the 75th percentile. An offer at the national rate would beat what three quarters of local administrative assistants earn.

What a hire really costs in Huntington-Ashland

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $11,114 to the $38,280 median and brings it to $49,394 a year. 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 Huntington-Ashland

Of the 16 roles we track in Huntington-Ashland, this one ranks #12 by median pay, between bookkeepers ($42,720) and customer support specialists ($38,060). Project Coordinator is the highest at $79,590.

Measured against the US median, administrative assistants rank #9 of the 16 roles we track in Huntington-Ashland (-19.5%), between medical administrative assistants (-18.4%) and office managers (-20.4%). The typical role here is at -18.9%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Administrative assistants hold 12.0% of the jobs in these 16 roles in Huntington-Ashland, 15.0% across West Virginia and 10.8% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in West Virginia

Across the 9 areas of West Virginia with data for this job, the median runs from $36,790 in the Southern West Virginia nonmetro area to $43,550 in Charleston, a gap of $6,760 a year. All 2 areas in West Virginia with more administrative assistants than Huntington-Ashland also pay more, among them the Northern West Virginia nonmetro area ($38,320) and Charleston, WV ($43,550).

Huntington-Ashland against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Huntington-Ashland is #217 of 520 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside West Virginia, Macon-Bibb County and Jackson pay just above Huntington-Ashland and Gulfport-Biloxi and Lafayette just below. All four are within $220 a year of the median in Huntington-Ashland. Of the three markets with about as many administrative assistants, all three pay more.

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