Compared with the local labor market
Senior Clerical Specialist pay vs. the Baton Rouge, LA area
Across all employers in the Baton Rouge, LA area, the median wage for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants — about 2,050 people — is $58,800. Business Oper/Cap Program Office pays a median base salary of $30,734 for this role, 48% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Business Oper/Cap Program Office sits in the local pay range
$43,810
$50,390
$58,800
$68,270
$84,090
Business Oper/Cap Program Office median · $30,734
The bar is the range of annual wages for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants across every employer in the Baton Rouge, LA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Business Oper/Cap Program Office’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants — about 459,910 people — is $76,590. Business Oper/Cap Program Office’s median base salary is 60% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$50,560
$61,390
$76,590
$94,390
$109,850
Business Oper/Cap Program Office median · $30,734
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baton Rouge, LA range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Business Oper/Cap Program Office is $30,734, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
Senior Clerical Specialist beyond City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish
This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish, the median of $25,024 ranks #2 of 2. See Senior Clerical Specialist across all of City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Senior Clerical Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.