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California employs 1,834,320 Office & Administrative Support professionals across 50 occupations. Explore salary ranges, top paying jobs, and career opportunities within the Office & Administrative Support industry.
The best-compensated occupations within Office & Administrative Support in California, based on median salary data.
Complete breakdown of all occupations in the Office & Administrative Support industry in California, sorted by median salary (highest to lowest). Click any job title for state-specific salary details.
| # | Job Title | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Employment | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $89,000 | $92,220 | 59,640 | $42/hr |
| 2 | Statistical Assistants | $82,580 | $82,250 | 110 | $39/hr |
| 3 | Public Safety Telecommunicators | $80,120 | $81,520 | 8,520 | $38/hr |
| 4 | Meter Readers, Utilities | $79,040 | $79,610 | 810 | $38/hr |
| 5 | Brokerage Clerks | $77,960 | $83,450 | 4,740 | $37/hr |
| 6 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $77,590 | $82,290 | 149,230 | $37/hr |
| 7 | Desktop Publishers | $71,930 | $78,250 | 320 | $34/hr |
| 8 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $65,340 | $68,580 | 20,590 | $31/hr |
| 9 | Postal Service Clerks | $63,650 | $64,270 | 6,410 | $30/hr |
| 10 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | $63,520 | $64,690 | 30,960 | $30/hr |
| 11 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | $63,320 | $67,330 | 12,460 | $30/hr |
| 12 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $63,000 | $67,020 | 56,080 | $30/hr |
| 13 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $62,860 | $74,860 | 27,470 | $30/hr |
| 14 | Postal Service Mail Carriers | $62,090 | $64,560 | 32,320 | $29/hr |
| 15 | Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | $59,490 | $61,530 | 10,090 | $28/hr |
| 16 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $59,230 | $60,830 | 151,870 | $28/hr |
| 17 | Bill and Account Collectors | $57,930 | $59,590 | 13,880 | $27/hr |
| 18 | Cargo and Freight Agents | $57,690 | $61,720 | 17,060 | $27/hr |
| 19 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | $57,590 | $58,630 | 11,490 | $27/hr |
| 20 | Proofreaders and Copy Markers | $57,490 | $59,630 | 300 | $27/hr |
| 21 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | $57,300 | $57,220 | 14,680 | $27/hr |
| 22 | Telephone Operators | $57,170 | $55,910 | 230 | $27/hr |
| 23 | Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | $56,880 | $58,230 | 22,250 | $27/hr |
| 24 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | $56,800 | $57,500 | 23,470 | $27/hr |
| 25 | Word Processors and Typists | $56,380 | $54,840 | 10,270 | $27/hr |
| 26 | Billing and Posting Clerks | $56,260 | $58,180 | 41,290 | $27/hr |
| 27 | Procurement Clerks | $56,160 | $57,060 | 7,080 | $27/hr |
| 28 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $55,400 | $57,710 | 158,630 | $26/hr |
| 29 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $54,490 | $56,350 | 115,050 | $26/hr |
| 30 | Correspondence Clerks | $53,640 | $57,720 | 240 | $25/hr |
| 31 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | $52,350 | $57,950 | 23,970 | $25/hr |
| 32 | New Accounts Clerks | $52,100 | $55,560 | 950 | $25/hr |
| 33 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | $51,950 | $55,680 | 590 | $24/hr |
| 34 | Customer Service Representatives | $49,560 | $54,640 | 176,850 | $23/hr |
| 35 | Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | $49,420 | $53,110 | 10,580 | $23/hr |
| 36 | File Clerks | $49,040 | $53,640 | 9,520 | $23/hr |
| 37 | Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | $48,840 | $54,360 | 6,680 | $23/hr |
| 38 | Office Clerks, General | $48,460 | $51,880 | 311,490 | $23/hr |
| 39 | Library Assistants, Clerical | $47,860 | $51,570 | 11,170 | $23/hr |
| 40 | Order Clerks | $47,290 | $50,760 | 12,390 | $22/hr |
| 41 | Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | $47,150 | $50,030 | 2,320 | $22/hr |
| 42 | Data Entry Keyers | $47,010 | $48,820 | 14,520 | $22/hr |
| 43 | Tellers | $46,900 | $47,790 | 25,230 | $22/hr |
| 44 | Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $46,520 | $49,250 | 88,760 | $22/hr |
| 45 | Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | $45,730 | $48,330 | 7,510 | $21/hr |
| 46 | Couriers and Messengers | $44,970 | $45,870 | 7,240 | $21/hr |
| 47 | Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | $44,410 | $47,290 | 4,710 | $21/hr |
| 48 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | $44,100 | $46,100 | 82,470 | $21/hr |
| 49 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | $39,360 | $42,680 | 27,810 | $18/hr |
| 50 | Gambling Cage Workers | $37,650 | $40,540 | 2,020 | $18/hr |
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California has 50 Office & Administrative Support occupations with 1,834,320 total employed workers (2025 BLS data).
The highest-paying Office & Administrative Support occupation in California is Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants with a median salary of $89,000/year.
The average median salary across 50 Office & Administrative Support occupations in California is $57,051/year.
Salaries in Office & Administrative Support in California range from $34,320 (entry-level) to $130,510 (senior) across all occupations.
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes organize jobs into groups. Office & Administrative Support occupations use SOC prefix 43. Data comes from BLS OEWS.
Data: BLS OEWS 2025. Salary figures represent May 2025 compensation for occupations classified under SOC code 43* in California. Percentile ranges (P10–P90) reflect the lowest and highest earning 10% of workers. Our Methodology · Data Sources