Administrative Assistant salary in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, CA

Pay in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks against California and the US

Administrative assistants at the 90th percentile earn $76,520, 2.0 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.0. The middle half of administrative assistants in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks earns $46,220–$65,270. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $19,050 wide, between the figure for California ($19,010) and the US figure ($19,170).

What to budget for an administrative assistant here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $11,100 a year in pay and about $14,323 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $7,950 in pay. 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 25th percentile and the median in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, and the California statewide median of $55,400 falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What a hire really costs in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks

At the $54,170 median, a local hire costs about $69,897 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $15,727 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks

Of the 17 roles we track in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, this one ranks #12 by median pay, between bookkeepers ($57,670) and medical administrative assistants ($49,800). Project Coordinator is the highest at $104,990.

Measured against the US median, administrative assistants rank #4 of the 17 roles we track in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks (+13.9%), between virtual receptionists (+14.7%) and bookkeepers (+13.8%). The typical role here is at +8.0%, so, measured against the US, administrative assistants cost more in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks than the area's general pay level would suggest. Administrative assistants hold 10.9% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, 9.5% across California and 10.8% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in California

Across the 28 areas of California with data for this job, the median runs from $49,150 in El Centro to $62,940 in San Jose-Sunnyvale, a gap of $13,790 a year. Of the 7 areas in California with more administrative assistants than Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, 3 pay less: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA ($53,550), Riverside-San Bernardino, CA ($52,920) and Fresno, CA ($50,100).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks is #97 of 520 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside California, Olympia-Lacey and Norwich-New London pay just above Oxnard-Thousand Oaks and Minneapolis-St. Paul and Trenton-Princeton just below. All four are within $170 a year of the median in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks. Of the three markets with about as many administrative assistants, none pays as much.

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