City of Boston / Inspectional Services Department / Administrative Assistant
Job-title file
Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.
5 employees hold this title in Inspectional Services Department. Median total compensation for the role is $96,129, above the department median of $90,844.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, the median wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 28,540 people — is $59,330. Inspectional Services Department pays a median base salary of $93,558 for this role, 58% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive across every employer in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Inspectional Services Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 1,706,790 people — is $47,540. Inspectional Services Department’s median base salary is 97% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Inspectional Services Department is $96,129, 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 departments
Administrative Assistant is held in 4 City of Boston departments. In Inspectional Services Department, the median of $96,129 ranks #1 of 4.
Median total compensation for the Administrative Assistant role in other City of Bostondepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In City of Boston, the median of $77,773 ranks #3 of 31. See Administrative Assistant across all of City of Boston →
Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Assistantroles 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.
Record list
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Administrative Assistant/Inspectional Services Department
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At Inspectional Services Department, Anna Mcguinness serves as a Administrative Assistant. Their 2024 pay totaled $106,961.
Administrative Assistant/Inspectional Services Department
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Gloriana Vick holds the role of Administrative Assistant at Inspectional Services Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $98,859.
Administrative Assistant/Inspectional Services Department
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Ollie Gray works as a Administrative Assistant for Inspectional Services Department. Ollie earned $96,129 in 2024.
Administrative Assistant/Inspectional Services Department
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Ashley Brady holds the role of Administrative Assistant at Inspectional Services Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $90,675.
Administrative Assistant/Inspectional Services Department
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Silvia Rivera holds the role of Administrative Assistant at Inspectional Services Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $86,146.