Administrative Assistant salary in Jackson, MS

Pay in Jackson against Mississippi and the US

Pay is more spread out here than nationally: the top tenth earns $60,750 or more, 2.2 times the bottom tenth, against 2.0 times across the US. Two offers for the same title can sit far apart. The middle half of administrative assistants in Jackson earns $32,450–$47,510. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $15,060 wide, against $16,060 across Mississippi and $19,170 nationally: employers in Jackson pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an administrative assistant here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $9,070 over the median, the 25th only $5,990 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $11,703 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 Jackson, and the Mississippi statewide median of $37,340 falls between the 25th percentile and the median. An offer at the national rate would beat what three quarters of local administrative assistants earn.

What a hire really costs in Jackson

At the $38,440 median, a local hire costs about $49,600 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $11,160 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 Jackson

Of the 17 roles we track in Jackson, this one ranks #13 by median pay, between bookkeepers ($43,920) and customer support specialists ($37,850). Project Coordinator is the highest at $78,150.

Measured against the US median, administrative assistants rank #10 of the 17 roles we track in Jackson (-19.1%), between recruiters (-17.4%) and medical administrative assistants (-19.7%). The typical role here is at -17.4%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Administrative assistants hold 14.5% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Jackson and 10.8% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Mississippi

Across the 7 areas of Mississippi with data for this job, the median runs from $34,270 in the West Delta Mississippi nonmetro area to $38,440 in Jackson, a gap of $4,170 a year. No other area in Mississippi has as many administrative assistants, and all 6 others pay less.

Jackson against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Jackson is #76 of 520 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, yet its pay sits in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside Mississippi, Joplin and Shreveport-Bossier City pay just above Jackson and Macon-Bibb County and Huntington-Ashland just below. All four are within $160 a year of the median in Jackson. Of the three markets with about as many administrative assistants, all three pay more.

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