Administrative Assistant salary in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL

Pay in Lakeland-Winter Haven against Florida and the US

Administrative assistants at the 90th percentile earn $59,060, 1.9 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.0. The middle half of administrative assistants in Lakeland-Winter Haven earns $34,750–$48,940. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $14,190 wide, against $15,500 across Florida and $19,170 nationally: employers in Lakeland-Winter Haven pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an administrative assistant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $7,020 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $7,170, or about $9,252 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 median and the 75th percentile in Lakeland-Winter Haven, and the Florida statewide median of $45,900 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Lakeland-Winter Haven

At the $41,770 median, a local hire costs about $53,897 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $12,127 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven

Of the 17 roles we track in Lakeland-Winter Haven, this one ranks #12 by median pay, between sales development representatives ($46,070) and e-commerce order specialists ($40,040). Project Coordinator is the highest at $94,720.

Measured against the US median, administrative assistants rank #10 of the 17 roles we track in Lakeland-Winter Haven (-12.1%), between payroll specialists (-9.5%) and e-commerce order specialists (-13.3%). The typical role here is at -9.5%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Administrative assistants hold 9.3% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Lakeland-Winter Haven, 9.0% across Florida and 10.8% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Florida

Across the 23 areas of Florida with data for this job, the median runs from $38,840 in Homosassa Springs to $47,520 in Naples-Marco Island, a gap of $8,680 a year. Of the 6 areas in Florida with more administrative assistants than Lakeland-Winter Haven, 1 pays less: Tallahassee, FL ($39,830).

Lakeland-Winter Haven against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Lakeland-Winter Haven is #124 of 520 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside Florida, Tyler and Morgantown pay just above Lakeland-Winter Haven and Rapid City and Hickory-Lenoir just below. All four are within $60 a year of the median in Lakeland-Winter Haven. Of the three markets with about as many administrative assistants, all three pay more.

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