Administrative Assistant salary in Pocatello, ID

Pay in Pocatello against Idaho and the US

The middle half of administrative assistants in Pocatello earns $36,340–$47,130. The top tenth earns $56,060 or more, 1.9 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.0 times. The mean ($42,470) is no higher than the median, so few high earners skew the figures here. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $10,790 wide, against $12,580 across Idaho and $19,170 nationally: employers in Pocatello pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an administrative assistant here

Local pay is bunched just above the median: the 75th percentile is only $3,140 over it, while the 25th sits $7,650 below. Moving an offer from the median to the 75th percentile costs about $4,052 more a year with benefits. 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 Pocatello, and the Idaho statewide median of $43,710 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 Pocatello

At the $43,990 median, a local hire costs about $56,761 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $12,771 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 Pocatello

Of the 13 roles we track in Pocatello, this one ranks #10 by median pay, between bookkeepers ($45,440) and medical administrative assistants ($40,370). Project Coordinator is the highest at $82,250.

Measured against the US median, this job is the best paid of the 13 roles we track in Pocatello (-7.5%); executive assistants come last (-28.0%). The typical role here is at -18.0%, so, measured against the US, administrative assistants cost more in Pocatello than the area's general pay level would suggest. Administrative assistants hold 10.1% of the jobs in these 13 roles in Pocatello, 9.2% across Idaho and 11.1% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Idaho

Across the 8 areas of Idaho with data for this job, the median runs from $39,240 in Twin Falls to $47,820 in Lewiston, a gap of $8,580 a year. Of the 5 areas in Idaho with more administrative assistants than Pocatello, 3 pay less: the Northwestern Idaho nonmetro area ($42,350), the Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetro area ($40,900) and Idaho Falls, ID ($39,910).

Pocatello against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Pocatello is #494 of 520 US areas for this job. The market is small, and its pay sits near the middle of the US range. Outside Idaho, Battle Creek and Michigan City-La Porte pay just above Pocatello and Canton-Massillon and Decatur just below. All four are within $110 a year of the median in Pocatello. Of the three markets with about as many administrative assistants, one pays more.

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