What are the main factors that influence a Corporate Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Corporate Assistant's salary?

A Corporate Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $69,448 for beginners, reaching about $73,016 at mid-level, and approach $76,684 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Corporate Assistant?

Corporate Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Corporate Assistant roles are District of Columbia $79,422, California $79,121, Massachusetts $78,066. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Corporate Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Corporate Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Corporate Counsel: $248,133; Assistant Corporate Secretary: $215,799; Assistant Corporate Controller: $165,048; Corporate Communications Assistant: $139,682; Assistant Corporate Strategy: $100,428.

How do different companies affect a Corporate Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Corporate Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Corporate Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a Corporate Assistant make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Corporate Assistant in the United States is $71,732 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

However, a Corporate Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $86,565
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $62,058 to $79,496
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,249

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Corporate Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,496	$6,625	$1,529	$38
Average	$71,732	$5,978	$1,379	$34
25th Percentile	$62,058	$5,171	$1,193	$30

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Key Factors That Influence Corporate Assistant Salaries

A Corporate Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Corporate Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Corporate Assistant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $69,448
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,717
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $73,016
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $76,439
Expert (over 8 years): $76,684

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Corporate Assistant	$69,448
Intermediate Level Corporate Assistant	$69,717
Senior Level Corporate Assistant	$73,016
Specialist Level Corporate Assistant	$76,439
Expert Level Corporate Assistant	$76,684

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How Do Corporate Assistant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Corporate Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $79,422.
California: $79,121.
Massachusetts: $78,066.

District of Columbia $79,422 California $79,121 Massachusetts $78,066 Washington $77,779 New Jersey $77,751 Alaska $77,650 Connecticut $76,660 New York $76,259

Hawaii $74,975 Rhode Island $74,372 Maryland $73,963 Minnesota $73,404 Colorado $73,188 Illinois $73,117 Oregon $72,844 Delaware $72,643

New Hampshire $72,517 Virginia $72,234 Pennsylvania $71,410 Nevada $70,993 North Dakota $70,857 Michigan $70,642 Wisconsin $70,563 Vermont $70,405

Texas $69,968 Maine $69,939 Arizona $69,896 Ohio $69,846 Georgia $69,186 Indiana $68,856 Wyoming $68,791 Utah $68,691

Iowa $68,648 Kansas $68,303 Louisiana $68,203 North Carolina $68,167 Missouri $68,153 Florida $67,873 Montana $67,722 Nebraska $67,579

Kentucky $67,500 South Carolina $67,213 Tennessee $67,034 Idaho $66,962 New Mexico $66,438 Oklahoma $66,324 Alabama $65,900 South Dakota $65,190

Arkansas $64,803 West Virginia $64,595 Mississippi $63,971

Top Paying Cities for Corporate Assistants

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $90,476
San Francisco: $89,586
Oakland: $87,599

San Jose, CA $90,476

San Francisco, CA $89,586

Oakland, CA $87,599

New York, NY $83,131

Queens Village, NY $82,593

Paramus, NJ $82,019

Passaic, NJ $81,947

Bergenfield, NJ $81,875

Stamford, CT $81,768

Huntington, NY $81,696

Newark, NJ $81,230

Bridgeport, CT $81,086

New Brunswick, NJ $80,849

Vallejo, CA $80,699

Middlesex, NJ $80,656

Somerset, NJ $80,591

Petaluma, CA $80,426

Santa Cruz, CA $80,146

Boston, MA $80,003

Monterey, CA $79,644

Fairbanks, AK $79,594

Los Angeles, CA $79,458

Washington, DC $79,422

Seattle, WA $79,293

Santa Rosa, CA $79,279

Juneau, AK $79,071

Orange, CA $78,834

Anchorage, AK $78,705

Anaheim, CA $78,654

Santa Ana, CA $78,547

Nassau, NY $78,504

Long Beach, CA $78,475

Danbury, CT $78,454

Santa Maria, CA $78,210

Everett, WA $78,195

Bremerton, WA $77,844

Trenton, NJ $77,708

Sacramento, CA $77,679

San Diego, CA $77,643

Brockton, MA $77,614

Tacoma, WA $77,586

Santa Barbara, CA $77,485

Lowell, MA $77,198

New Suffolk, NY $77,170

Nashua, NH $77,084

Lompoc, CA $76,969

Ventura, CA $76,897

Stockton, CA $76,876

New Haven, CT $76,732

Atlantic City, NJ $76,546

Hartford, CT $76,388

Modesto, CA $76,352

Poughkeepsie, NY $76,194

New Britain, CT $76,158

Olympia, WA $76,058

Kennewick, WA $76,058

New London, CT $76,043

Norwich, CT $76,022

Lawrence, MA $75,986

Bakersfield, CA $75,785

Riverside, CA $75,685

New Bedford, MA $75,685

Richland, WA $75,613

Portsmouth, NH $75,556

Vineland, NJ $75,541

San Bernardino, CA $75,484

Boulder, CO $75,283

Worcester, MA $75,226

Portland, OR $75,161

Saint Paul, MN $75,075

Minneapolis, MN $75,075

Philadelphia, PA $74,975

Honolulu, HI $74,594

Springfield, MA $74,343

Providence, RI $74,336

Chicago, IL $74,128

Bellingham, WA $74,042

Baltimore, MD $73,963

Chico, CA $73,784

Wilmington, DE $73,662

Pittsfield, MA $73,590

Manchester, NH $73,454

Spokane, WA $73,138

Denver, CO $73,131

Albany, NY $72,794

Troy, NY $72,765

Schenectady, NY $72,615

Burlington, VT $72,457

Portland, ME $72,206

Salem, OR $72,148

Yakima, WA $72,134

Ann Arbor, MI $72,112

Rochester, MN $71,912

Fresno, CA $71,876

Reno, NV $71,876

Milwaukee, WI $71,811

Detroit, MI $71,739

Allentown, PA $71,718

Carson City, NV $71,711

Houston, TX $71,603

Colorado Springs, CO $71,596

Syracuse, NY $71,560

Eugene, OR $71,424

Bismarck, ND $71,338

Gary, IN $71,338

Galveston, TX $71,338

Springfield, OR $71,280

Medford, OR $71,108

Fort Collins, CO $71,080

Austin, TX $71,022

Mesa, AZ $70,872

Phoenix, AZ $70,857

Dallas, TX $70,836

Reading, PA $70,793

Saint Cloud, MN $70,764

Concord, NH $70,699

Madison, WI $70,671

Utica, NY $70,477

Raleigh, NC $70,420

Las Vegas, NV $70,412

Rochester, NY $70,362

Des Moines, IA $70,355

Atlanta, GA $70,240

Battle Creek, MI $70,219

Salt Lake City, UT $70,197

Lancaster, PA $70,090

Champaign, IL $70,075

Harrisburg, PA $69,989

Durham, NC $69,925

Kansas City, MO $69,917

Kansas City, KS $69,903

Fort Worth, TX $69,896

Boca Raton, FL $69,867

Cleveland, OH $69,860

Columbus, OH $69,846

Pittsburgh, PA $69,839

Richmond, VA $69,810

Indianapolis, IN $69,796

Cincinnati, OH $69,702

Petersburg, VA $69,595

Billings, MT $69,437

Lansing, MI $69,437

Huntsville, AL $69,437

Lebanon, PA $69,430

Dayton, OH $69,423

Pueblo, CO $69,423

Appleton, WI $69,401

Buffalo, NY $69,372

Racine, WI $69,336

Charlotte, NC $69,329

Saint Louis, MO $69,308

Springfield, IL $69,279

Elkhart, IN $69,265

York, PA $69,265

Gastonia, NC $69,258

Benton Harbor, MI $69,258

Beaumont, TX $69,214

Lorain, OH $69,200

Toledo, OH $69,171

Binghamton, NY $69,136

Rock Hill, SC $69,128

Rockford, IL $69,093

Fargo, ND $69,057

Elyria, OH $69,057

Flagstaff, AZ $69,006

Fort Lauderdale, FL $68,963

Miami, FL $68,920

Duluth, MN $68,806

Bangor, ME $68,712

Cedar Rapids, IA $68,633

Louisville, KY $68,598

Grand Rapids, MI $68,583

Hialeah, FL $68,576

Casper, WY $68,476

Scranton, PA $68,390

New Orleans, LA $68,368

Virginia Beach, VA $68,361

Akron, OH $68,325

Peoria, IL $68,232

Sarasota, FL $68,217

Green Bay, WI $68,167

Baton Rouge, LA $68,131

Charleston, SC $68,117

Nashville, TN $68,095

Jamestown, NY $68,081

Davenport, IA $68,081

Tucson, AZ $68,045

Cheyenne, WY $68,024

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,002

Tampa, FL $67,988

Omaha, NE $67,974

Port Arthur, TX $67,945

Evansville, IN $67,945

Bradenton, FL $67,916

Santa Fe, NM $67,787

Orlando, FL $67,715

Clearwater, FL $67,636

Canton, OH $67,486

La Crosse, WI $67,486

Grand Forks, ND $67,464

Albuquerque, NM $67,443

Tulsa, OK $67,443

Newport News, VA $67,436

High Point, NC $67,414

Ogden, UT $67,385

Corpus Christi, TX $67,328

Laramie, WY $67,285

Norfolk, VA $67,285

Rock Island, IL $67,242

Saginaw, MI $67,228

Jacksonville, FL $67,220

Salisbury, NC $67,206

Memphis, TN $67,192

Moline, IL $67,156

Fort Myers, FL $67,134

Waterloo, IA $67,041

Spartanburg, SC $66,969

Lincoln, NE $66,933

Fort Wayne, IN $66,919

Birmingham, AL $66,840

Cedar Falls, IA $66,826

Provo, UT $66,819

Springfield, OH $66,811

San Antonio, TX $66,797

Greensboro, NC $66,768

South Bend, IN $66,761

Winston Salem, NC $66,754

Boise, ID $66,733

Savannah, GA $66,682

Muskegon, MI $66,553

Lima, OH $66,467

Lake Charles, LA $66,438

Anderson, IN $66,424

Lexington, KY $66,403

Augusta, GA $66,381

Greenville, SC $66,381

Wichita, KS $66,317

Tuscaloosa, AL $66,317

Columbia, SC $66,252

Bloomington, IN $66,073

Roanoke, VA $66,030

Asheville, NC $65,936

Knoxville, TN $65,814

Shreveport, LA $65,807

Wilmington, NC $65,714

Frankfort, KY $65,578

Oklahoma City, OK $65,527

Chillicothe, OH $65,499

Longview, TX $65,492

Topeka, KS $65,470

Mobile, AL $65,362

Terre Haute, IN $65,334

Erie, PA $65,327

Altoona, PA $65,291

Melbourne, FL $65,269

Amarillo, TX $65,241

Killeen, TX $65,219

Fayetteville, AR $65,162

Sioux Falls, SD $65,111

Chattanooga, TN $65,068

Idaho Falls, ID $65,061

Gainesville, FL $64,911

Portsmouth, OH $64,875

Little Rock, AR $64,860

Lynchburg, VA $64,860

Lafayette, LA $64,832

Youngstown, OH $64,832

Temple, TX $64,803

Daytona Beach, FL $64,789

Clarksville, TN $64,781

Pensacola, FL $64,774

Hopkinsville, KY $64,559

Charleston, WV $64,552

Florence, SC $64,516

Sioux City, IA $64,473

Macon, GA $64,265

Tallahassee, FL $64,258

Fayetteville, NC $64,243

Waco, TX $64,229

Wichita Falls, TX $64,229

Pine Bluff, AR $64,200

Vincennes, IN $64,064

Lubbock, TX $64,035

Great Falls, MT $63,992

Alamogordo, NM $63,985

Abilene, TX $63,928

Rapid City, SD $63,835

Monroe, LA $63,835

Albany, GA $63,792

Huntington, WV $63,784

Jackson, MS $63,777

Greenville, MS $63,770

Parkersburg, WV $63,698

Montgomery, AL $63,684

Johnstown, PA $63,670

Springfield, MO $63,612

Biloxi, MS $63,576

Sumter, SC $63,426

Columbus, GA $63,419

Twin Falls, ID $63,375

Pascagoula, MS $63,282

Kingsport, TN $63,096

Gulfport, MS $63,074

Alexandria, LA $62,837

Fort Smith, AR $62,658

El Paso, TX $62,464

Helena, MT $62,371

Las Cruces, NM $62,142

Harlingen, TX $61,941

Pocatello, ID $61,876

Florence, AL $61,855

Brownsville, TX $61,840

Dothan, AL $61,726

Mcallen, TX $61,690

Columbus, MS $61,159

Altus, OK $60,829

Lawton, OK $60,693

Pierre, SD $60,434

What Skills Can Increase a Corporate Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 6.86% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Microsoft Excel (Mentioned in 1.26% Job Postings): Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. It features calculation or computation capabilities, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications.
Microsoft PowerPoint (Mentioned in 0.92% Job Postings): Microsoft PowerPoint is a powerful presentation software developed by Microsoft. It is a standard component of the company's Microsoft Office suite software, and is bundled together with Word, Excel and other Office productivity tools.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	6.86%
Microsoft Excel	1.26%
Microsoft PowerPoint	0.92%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Corporate Assistant's salary.

Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Team Management: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Project Management	$74,602	4%
Team Management	$74,602	4%
Innovation	$74,602	4%
Logistics	$74,602	4%
Collaboration	$74,602	4%
Flexibility	$73,884	3%

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Corporate Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Corporate Assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$62,058

Average $71,732/year

$79,496

$5,171

Average $5,978/month

$6,625

$1,193

Average $1,379/week

$1,529

$30

Average $34/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,496	$6,625	$1,529	$38
Average	$71,732	$5,978	$1,379	$34
25th Percentile	$62,058	$5,171	$1,193	$30

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Salaries for a Corporate Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $61,535 in 2023 to around $61,185 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Corporate Assistant salary trends, .

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