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Texas employs 1,681,080 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 Texas, based on median salary data.
Complete breakdown of all occupations in the Office & Administrative Support industry in Texas, 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 | $71,990 | $75,300 | 34,520 | $34/hr |
| 2 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $64,940 | $71,410 | 160,600 | $31/hr |
| 3 | Brokerage Clerks | $63,060 | $64,930 | 1,300 | $30/hr |
| 4 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | $62,930 | $59,110 | 1,180 | $30/hr |
| 5 | Postal Service Clerks | $62,610 | $62,180 | 4,900 | $30/hr |
| 6 | Postal Service Mail Carriers | $60,550 | $62,050 | 26,700 | $29/hr |
| 7 | Desktop Publishers | $57,760 | $56,360 | 270 | $27/hr |
| 8 | Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | $56,390 | $58,240 | 7,900 | $27/hr |
| 9 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $55,850 | $58,780 | 33,080 | $26/hr |
| 10 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $54,090 | $55,390 | 13,220 | $26/hr |
| 11 | Public Safety Telecommunicators | $50,040 | $51,580 | 7,730 | $24/hr |
| 12 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | $49,980 | $52,560 | 17,090 | $24/hr |
| 13 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | $49,880 | $54,740 | 24,470 | $23/hr |
| 14 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $48,910 | $51,690 | 122,400 | $23/hr |
| 15 | Correspondence Clerks | $48,860 | $50,330 | 830 | $23/hr |
| 16 | Cargo and Freight Agents | $48,470 | $51,570 | 7,610 | $23/hr |
| 17 | Word Processors and Typists | $47,720 | $46,290 | 290 | $22/hr |
| 18 | Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | $47,710 | $47,710 | 4,460 | $22/hr |
| 19 | Procurement Clerks | $47,660 | $48,790 | 3,740 | $22/hr |
| 20 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | $47,540 | $48,410 | 5,890 | $22/hr |
| 21 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | $47,320 | $50,770 | 23,920 | $22/hr |
| 22 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | $46,860 | $49,400 | 12,020 | $22/hr |
| 23 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | $46,580 | $46,510 | 15,730 | $22/hr |
| 24 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $45,940 | $54,180 | 13,380 | $22/hr |
| 25 | Billing and Posting Clerks | $45,910 | $47,230 | 31,150 | $22/hr |
| 26 | Bill and Account Collectors | $45,710 | $46,170 | 21,720 | $21/hr |
| 27 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $45,140 | $45,850 | 149,650 | $21/hr |
| 28 | Order Clerks | $44,280 | $46,020 | 5,180 | $21/hr |
| 29 | New Accounts Clerks | $44,040 | $44,970 | 2,360 | $21/hr |
| 30 | Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | $43,980 | $43,510 | 13,930 | $21/hr |
| 31 | Statistical Assistants | $43,590 | $48,550 | N/A | $20/hr |
| 32 | Meter Readers, Utilities | $43,030 | $44,680 | 1,360 | $20/hr |
| 33 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $42,910 | $43,270 | 78,740 | $20/hr |
| 34 | Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $42,190 | $43,760 | 87,280 | $20/hr |
| 35 | Proofreaders and Copy Markers | $41,990 | $46,670 | 200 | $20/hr |
| 36 | Telephone Operators | $41,250 | $43,060 | 280 | $19/hr |
| 37 | Customer Service Representatives | $40,420 | $43,220 | 337,170 | $19/hr |
| 38 | File Clerks | $39,480 | $42,450 | 11,340 | $18/hr |
| 39 | Couriers and Messengers | $39,260 | $40,490 | 4,710 | $18/hr |
| 40 | Office Clerks, General | $39,000 | $41,810 | 218,470 | $18/hr |
| 41 | Data Entry Keyers | $38,880 | $40,800 | 17,850 | $18/hr |
| 42 | Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | $38,470 | $38,980 | 3,250 | $18/hr |
| 43 | Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | $38,220 | $45,900 | 18,410 | $18/hr |
| 44 | Tellers | $38,050 | $39,810 | 25,860 | $18/hr |
| 45 | Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | $37,060 | $38,480 | 1,550 | $17/hr |
| 46 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | $35,210 | $35,720 | 78,330 | $16/hr |
| 47 | Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | $33,620 | $33,810 | 3,640 | $16/hr |
| 48 | Library Assistants, Clerical | $31,200 | $31,370 | 1,600 | $15/hr |
| 49 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | $29,630 | $30,630 | 23,690 | $14/hr |
| 50 | Gambling Cage Workers | $27,480 | $29,480 | 130 | $13/hr |
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Texas has 50 Office & Administrative Support occupations with 1,681,080 total employed workers (2025 BLS data).
The highest-paying Office & Administrative Support occupation in Texas is Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants with a median salary of $71,990/year.
The average median salary across 50 Office & Administrative Support occupations in Texas is $46,273/year.
Salaries in Office & Administrative Support in Texas range from $21,570 (entry-level) to $103,540 (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 Texas. Percentile ranges (P10–P90) reflect the lowest and highest earning 10% of workers. Our Methodology · Data Sources