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Rhode Island / Public Defender / Administrative Assistant

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Administrative Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

2 employees hold this title in Public Defender. Median total compensation for the role is $15,066, below the department median of $23,153.

Employees
2
Total payroll
$30.1K
Role median
$15,066
Agency median
$23,153
Comparison
Below

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This role across Rhode Island

Administrative Assistant is held in 16 Rhode Island departments. In Public Defender, the median of $15,066 ranks #13 of 16.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Board of Elections
$67,954 · 1
Public Utilities
$54,276 · 1
Attorney General
$54,114 · 1
Secretary of State
$36,277 · 6
Public Safety
$21,019 · 7
Administration
$19,986 · 2
Judicial
$19,373 · 5
Education
$18,201 · 1
Legislative
$17,120 · 22

Median total compensation for the Administrative Assistant role in other Rhode Islanddepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Administrative Assistant beyond Rhode Island

This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In Rhode Island, the median of $18,230 ranks #28 of 31. See Administrative Assistant across all of Rhode Island

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$142,353 · 378
City of San Jose
$126,642 · 11
City of Boston
$77,773 · 26
Illinois
$74,800 · 528
New York City
$73,085 · 105
California
$71,808 · 287

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

Employees with this title

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Pilar Lorente

Administrative Assistant/Public Defender

2026 total comp
$15,434
Base pay
$15,434
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$15,434

Source-specific fields

Annual Pay
$66,880
Total Pay
$15,434

Pilar Lorente is a Administrative Assistant at Public Defender. 2026 total compensation came to $15,434.

Kathleen Morrison

Administrative Assistant/Public Defender

2026 total comp
$14,699
Base pay
$14,699
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$14,699

Source-specific fields

Annual Pay
$63,695
Middle Initial
K
Total Pay
$14,699

Kathleen Morrison works as a Administrative Assistant for Public Defender. Kathleen earned $14,699 in 2026.