Compared with the local labor market
Administrative Assistant pay vs. Arkansas
Across all employers in Arkansas, the median wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 8,590 people — is $37,630. AR Department of Transportation pays a median base salary of $51,324 for this role, 36% above that figure — about the 84th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where AR Department of Transportation sits in the local pay range
$28,540
$31,720
$37,630
$46,210
$55,060
AR Department of Transportation median · $51,324
The bar is the range of annual wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive across every employer in Arkansas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows AR Department of Transportation’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. AR Department of Transportation’s median base salary is 8% above that national figure, about the 59th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$33,280
$38,830
$47,540
$58,000
$66,350
AR Department of Transportation median · $51,324
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 Arkansas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at AR Department of Transportation is $51,324, 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
Administrative Assistant beyond Arkansas
This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In Arkansas, the median of $57,590 ranks #15 of 31. See Administrative Assistant across all of Arkansas →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
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.