Office and Administrative Support Occupations

SOC 43-0000 • View wages by state

The median annual wage for Office and Administrative Support Occupations is $44,480, based on BLS OEWS 2023 data. The mean annual wage is $47,940, and an estimated 18,533,450 workers are employed in this occupation nationally. Between 2020 and 2023, pay rose +14.9% while consumer prices rose 17.7% — a real change of -2.4% (pay did not keep up with inflation).

Wage Trend & Inflation Adjustment

How the national median wage for Office and Administrative Support Occupations has moved across BLS OEWS release years, and what each year's wage is worth in 2023 dollars after adjusting for CPI inflation. "Real" change strips out inflation — the truest measure of whether pay is actually rising.

National median wage trend for Office and Administrative Support Occupations, nominal and inflation-adjusted, BLS OEWS.
Year Median (nominal) In 2023 $ (real) Employment
2023 $44,480 $44,480 18,533,450
2022 $40,910 $42,594 18,674,770
2021 $38,050 $42,787 18,299,380
2020 $38,720 $45,586 18,548,360

Nominal change

+14.9%

Inflation (CPI)

+17.7%

Real change

-2.4%

Highest-Paying Areas (2023)

Where Office and Administrative Support Occupations earn the most, and how each area's median compares to the national median of $44,480. A positive premium means the area pays above the national rate.

Highest-paying areas for Office and Administrative Support Occupations, BLS OEWS 2023.
Area Median Annual vs National Employment
District of Columbia $56,860 +27.8% 57,420
Massachusetts $50,440 +13.4% 398,150
Washington $50,430 +13.4% 389,360
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $49,750 +11.8% 12,430
California $49,450 +11.2% 1,986,980
New York $49,440 +11.2% 1,160,100
Connecticut $49,240 +10.7% 205,310
Alaska $48,850 +9.8% 40,090
Minnesota $48,110 +8.2% 352,250
New Jersey $47,740 +7.3% 551,850
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Wage Distribution (National, 2023)

10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th, and 90th percentile annual wages from BLS OEWS — the full spread, not just an average.

10th Pct

$30,240

25th Pct

$36,170

Median

$44,480

75th Pct

$56,100

90th Pct

$71,440

Related Occupations in Office & Administrative Support

Other occupations in the same SOC major group, ranked by national median wage.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $177,628 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $70,310 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $63,450 Brokerage Clerks $60,150 Postal Service Clerks $59,570 Postal Service Mail Carriers $56,330 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $53,900 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $53,440
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