Administrative Assistant salary in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area

Pay in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area against Texas and the US

Administrative assistants at the 90th percentile earn $61,130, 2.2 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.0. The middle half of administrative assistants in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area earns $34,530–$48,570. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $14,040 wide, against $17,510 across Texas and $19,170 nationally: employers in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area 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 $8,520 over the median, the 25th only $5,520 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $10,994 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 median and the 75th percentile in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area, and the Texas statewide median of $45,140 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area

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 $11,627 to the $40,050 median and brings it to $51,677 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 the North Region of Texas nonmetro area

Of the 17 roles we track in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area, this one ranks #13 by median pay, between HR assistants ($42,810) and medical administrative assistants ($37,600). Project Coordinator is the highest at $85,190.

Measured against the US median, administrative assistants rank #10 of the 17 roles we track in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area (-15.8%), between virtual receptionists (-15.5%) and payroll specialists (-16.7%). The typical role here is at -15.5%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Administrative assistants hold 16.1% of the jobs in these 17 roles in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area, 9.5% across Texas and 10.8% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Texas

Across the 32 areas of Texas with data for this job, the median runs from $36,310 in Eagle Pass to $48,470 in Austin-Round Rock, a gap of $12,160 a year. Of the 5 areas in Texas with more administrative assistants than the North Region of Texas nonmetro area, 1 pays less: El Paso, TX ($39,280).

the North Region of Texas nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the North Region of Texas nonmetro area is #82 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 Texas, Johnson City and Bowling Green pay just above the North Region of Texas nonmetro area and Idaho Falls and Terre Haute just below. All four are within $150 a year of the median in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many administrative assistants, all three pay more.

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