City of Buffalo / Pub Wks, Pks & St - Administra / Administrative Assistant
Job-title file
Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.
3 employees hold this title in Pub Wks, Pks & St - Administra. Median total compensation for the role is $50,473, above the department median of $45,560.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY area, the median wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 6,470 people — is $46,780. Pub Wks, Pks & St - Administra pays a median base salary of $36,628 for this role, 22% below that figure — about the 14th 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Pub Wks, Pks & St - Administra’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. Pub Wks, Pks & St - Administra’s median base salary is 23% below that national figure, about the 19th 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 2 of 3 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Pub Wks, Pks & St - Administra is $50,473, 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 10 City of Buffalo departments. In Pub Wks, Pks & St - Administra, the median of $50,473 ranks #8 of 10.
Median total compensation for the Administrative Assistant role in other City of Buffalodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In City of Buffalo, the median of $55,839 ranks #3 of 7. See Administrative Assistant across all of City of Buffalo →
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/Pub Wks, Pks & St - Administra
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Allison O'Leary is a Administrative Assistant at Pub Wks, Pks & St - Administra within General Government Support. 2026 total compensation came to $60,084.
Administrative Assistant/Pub Wks, Pks & St - Administra
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Kellianne Griffith works as a Administrative Assistant for Pub Wks, Pks & St - Administra within Public Safety. Kellianne earned $50,473 in 2026.
Administrative Assistant/Pub Wks, Pks & St - Administra
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Jacqueline Barnett holds the role of Administrative Assistant at Pub Wks, Pks & St - Administra within Public Safety. In 2023, their total compensation was $35,020.