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New York employs 1,116,880 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 New York, based on median salary data.
Complete breakdown of all occupations in the Office & Administrative Support industry in New York, 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 | $80,640 | $86,750 | 88,890 | $38/hr |
| 2 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $79,170 | $84,100 | 83,110 | $38/hr |
| 3 | Brokerage Clerks | $78,930 | $85,910 | 5,950 | $37/hr |
| 4 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $72,230 | $74,870 | 9,800 | $34/hr |
| 5 | Postal Service Clerks | $62,690 | $63,160 | 5,030 | $30/hr |
| 6 | Postal Service Mail Carriers | $62,070 | $64,100 | 20,580 | $29/hr |
| 7 | Public Safety Telecommunicators | $61,450 | $61,970 | 5,470 | $29/hr |
| 8 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $61,040 | $63,650 | 8,400 | $29/hr |
| 9 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $60,920 | $64,090 | 35,160 | $29/hr |
| 10 | Cargo and Freight Agents | $60,040 | $64,660 | 5,760 | $28/hr |
| 11 | Proofreaders and Copy Markers | $59,740 | $65,980 | 1,030 | $28/hr |
| 12 | Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | $58,470 | $60,690 | 8,290 | $28/hr |
| 13 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $58,160 | $59,930 | 84,280 | $27/hr |
| 14 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | $58,120 | $58,920 | 4,780 | $27/hr |
| 15 | New Accounts Clerks | $57,950 | $55,840 | 4,800 | $27/hr |
| 16 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | $57,790 | $58,690 | 8,120 | $27/hr |
| 17 | Meter Readers, Utilities | $56,960 | $64,020 | 930 | $27/hr |
| 18 | Desktop Publishers | $56,660 | $68,540 | 350 | $27/hr |
| 19 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | $56,510 | $57,620 | 730 | $27/hr |
| 20 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | $55,810 | $61,990 | 11,160 | $26/hr |
| 21 | Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | $55,410 | $55,000 | 9,260 | $26/hr |
| 22 | Procurement Clerks | $54,080 | $55,910 | 2,680 | $26/hr |
| 23 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | $53,500 | $61,150 | 11,850 | $25/hr |
| 24 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | $53,430 | $58,560 | 10,220 | $25/hr |
| 25 | Billing and Posting Clerks | $53,320 | $56,290 | 32,770 | $25/hr |
| 26 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | $52,920 | $55,210 | 8,800 | $25/hr |
| 27 | Telephone Operators | $50,220 | $52,290 | N/A | $24/hr |
| 28 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $49,600 | $51,490 | 122,490 | $23/hr |
| 29 | Correspondence Clerks | $49,360 | $52,250 | 540 | $23/hr |
| 30 | Word Processors and Typists | $48,400 | $51,720 | 12,340 | $23/hr |
| 31 | Gambling Cage Workers | $48,340 | $51,090 | 290 | $23/hr |
| 32 | Order Clerks | $48,320 | $50,380 | 3,530 | $23/hr |
| 33 | Customer Service Representatives | $48,000 | $52,740 | 141,090 | $23/hr |
| 34 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $47,710 | $49,540 | 57,720 | $22/hr |
| 35 | Bill and Account Collectors | $47,170 | $51,890 | 8,800 | $22/hr |
| 36 | Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $47,100 | $49,750 | 30,750 | $22/hr |
| 37 | Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | $46,970 | $49,220 | 2,240 | $22/hr |
| 38 | Statistical Assistants | $46,520 | $53,610 | N/A | $22/hr |
| 39 | Office Clerks, General | $45,890 | $48,010 | 134,280 | $22/hr |
| 40 | Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | $45,740 | $46,440 | 3,780 | $21/hr |
| 41 | Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | $45,330 | $49,950 | 1,760 | $21/hr |
| 42 | Data Entry Keyers | $44,860 | $46,550 | 9,470 | $21/hr |
| 43 | Tellers | $44,400 | $45,050 | 15,040 | $21/hr |
| 44 | File Clerks | $44,340 | $46,450 | 2,590 | $21/hr |
| 45 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | $43,080 | $44,840 | 65,010 | $20/hr |
| 46 | Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | $42,990 | $49,200 | 5,510 | $20/hr |
| 47 | Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | $42,020 | $44,030 | 5,990 | $20/hr |
| 48 | Couriers and Messengers | $38,740 | $43,750 | 7,320 | $18/hr |
| 49 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | $38,590 | $45,280 | 10,130 | $18/hr |
| 50 | Library Assistants, Clerical | $35,990 | $40,780 | 8,010 | $17/hr |
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New York has 50 Office & Administrative Support occupations with 1,116,880 total employed workers (2025 BLS data).
The highest-paying Office & Administrative Support occupation in New York is Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants with a median salary of $80,640/year.
The average median salary across 50 Office & Administrative Support occupations in New York is $53,354/year.
Salaries in Office & Administrative Support in New York range from $32,240 (entry-level) to $125,680 (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 New York. Percentile ranges (P10–P90) reflect the lowest and highest earning 10% of workers. Our Methodology · Data Sources