High paying office and admin jobs in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

Every office and admin occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single office and admin job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT run 2.7% above the national average (2024), so a Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT salary is worth about 0.97× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$80,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,210 – $103,6902,750
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$78,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,730 – $118,3608,670
3Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$74,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,280 – $94,190470
4Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$71,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,340 – $81,160540
5Public Safety Telecommunicators$63,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,700 – $78,220690
6Cargo and Freight Agents$62,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,190 – $88,920220
7Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$62,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,430 – $83,840590
8Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$62,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,360 – $80,8101,470
9Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,800 – $100,6301,280
10Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$60,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,720 – $76,580570
11Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$59,470
Some college, no degree
$42,860 – $77,6304,660
12Loan Interviewers and Clerks$59,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,330 – $67,070390
13Bill and Account Collectors$59,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,540 – $77,180350
14Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$55,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,590 – $74,7606,980
15Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$54,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,220 – $82,020610
16Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$51,860
Associate's degree
$41,810 – $70,730320
17Billing and Posting Clerks$50,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,880 – $69,3201,450
18Procurement Clerks$49,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,770 – $65,180220
19Information and Record Clerks, All Other$48,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $72,860310
20Office Clerks, General$48,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,350 – $64,8908,350
21Customer Service Representatives$48,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,220 – $71,8909,750
22Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,690 – $62,1002,520
23Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$46,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,680 – $64,310510
24Tellers$45,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,180 – $49,990960
25Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,050 – $61,7402,370
26Library Assistants, Clerical$44,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $59,760690
27Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$44,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,910 – $55,450400
28Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$42,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,880 – $79,370240
29Couriers and Messengers$41,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $56,280240
30Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$40,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $62,2201,640
31Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $49,0404,140
32Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$36,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,630 – $43,550490
33Data Entry Keyers$34,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $53,800710

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianHartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,370	$61,210 – $103,690	2,750
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,740	$52,730 – $118,360	8,670
3	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,790	$57,280 – $94,190	470
4	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,940	$52,340 – $81,160	540
5	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,570	$50,700 – $78,220	690
6	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,830	$51,190 – $88,920	220
7	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,400	$47,430 – $83,840	590
8	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,310	$48,360 – $80,810	1,470
9	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,620	$46,800 – $100,630	1,280
10	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,480	$45,720 – $76,580	570
11	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$59,470	$42,860 – $77,630	4,660
12	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,420	$45,330 – $67,070	390
13	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,330	$45,540 – $77,180	350
14	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,940	$40,590 – $74,760	6,980
15	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,580	$41,220 – $82,020	610
16	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$51,860	$41,810 – $70,730	320
17	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,770	$40,880 – $69,320	1,450
18	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,510	$38,770 – $65,180	220
19	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,900	$34,010 – $72,860	310
20	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,170	$35,350 – $64,890	8,350
21	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,050	$37,220 – $71,890	9,750
22	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,470	$38,690 – $62,100	2,520
23	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,790	$38,680 – $64,310	510
24	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,980	$38,180 – $49,990	960
25	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,430	$37,050 – $61,740	2,370
26	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,820	$34,010 – $59,760	690
27	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,760	$36,910 – $55,450	400
28	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,610	$34,880 – $79,370	240
29	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,710	$35,360 – $56,280	240
30	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,210	$34,010 – $62,220	1,640
31	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,780	$34,010 – $49,040	4,140
32	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,640	$35,630 – $43,550	490
33	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,160	$34,010 – $53,800	710

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