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Senior Administrative Assistant salary: median $78,500 a year

Senior Administrative Assistant listings that state pay run from $74,000 to $86,500 for the middle half, based on 39 current job listings. 140 senior administrative assistant roles are open now.

Senior Administrative Assistant pay range

From 39 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$74,000
Median
$78,500
Upper quarter
$86,500

Do AI skills change senior administrative assistant pay?

For Administration roles in general, as of October 26, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for senior administrative assistant alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Administration listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise a median $103,500, against $77,500 for those that never mention AI (+33.2%). That raw gap is not matched on level or industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$103,500
median, from 60 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$77,500
median, from 259 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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Senior Administrative Assistant salary questions

How much does a senior administrative assistant make?
Among 39 open senior administrative assistant listings that state pay, the median is $78,500 a year, and half of listings fall between $74,000 and $86,500.
Where does this senior administrative assistant pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays senior administrative assistants the most?
Of the states with enough listings, Virginia has the highest median listed pay at $78,500.

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