Compared with the local labor market
Administrative Assistant II pay vs. Florida
Across all employers in Florida, the median wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 104,000 people — is $45,900. Department of State pays a median base salary of $40,321 for this role, 12% below that figure — about the 33rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Department of State sits in the local pay range
$33,380
$37,840
$45,900
$53,340
$63,340
Department of State median · $40,321
The bar is the range of annual wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive across every employer in Florida, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of State’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. Department of State’s median base salary is 15% below that national figure, about the 29th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$33,280
$38,830
$47,540
$58,000
$66,350
Department of State median · $40,321
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 Florida range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of State is $40,321, 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 Florida
This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In Florida, the median of $41,557 ranks #24 of 31. See Administrative Assistant across all of Florida →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Assistant roles 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.