Compared with the local labor market
Administrative Assistant IV pay vs. Texas
Across all employers in Texas, the median wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 149,650 people — is $45,140. Employees Retirement System pays a median base salary of $58,440 for this role, 29% above that figure — about the 83rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Employees Retirement System sits in the local pay range
$29,810
$36,030
$45,140
$53,540
$63,020
Employees Retirement System median · $58,440
The bar is the range of annual wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive across every employer in Texas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Employees Retirement System’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. Employees Retirement System’s median base salary is 23% above that national figure, about the 76th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$33,280
$38,830
$47,540
$58,000
$66,350
Employees Retirement System median · $58,440
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 Texas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Employees Retirement System is $58,440, 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 Texas
This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $42,147 ranks #23 of 31. See Administrative Assistant across all of Texas →
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.