High paying office and admin jobs in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

Every office and admin occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH. 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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH run 11.6% below the national average (2024), so a Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH salary is worth about 1.13× 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, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH · Employed

1Postal Service Clerks$62,610
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,360120
2Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$58,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,290 – $94,600150
3Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,250
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040440
4First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$55,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,380 – $83,4201,320
5Information and Record Clerks, All Other$51,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,480 – $64,940120
6Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$50,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,470 – $86,520150
7Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,160 – $60,900150
8Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$46,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,040 – $74,440120
9Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$46,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,860 – $62,200100
10Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$45,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,190 – $55,290170
11Procurement Clerks$44,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,330 – $54,95080
12Loan Interviewers and Clerks$44,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,100 – $49,040140
13Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$43,190
Associate's degree
$33,100 – $59,07070
14Public Safety Telecommunicators$42,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,640 – $58,520170
15Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$42,720
Some college, no degree
$31,630 – $60,0101,550
16Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$42,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,640 – $54,310290
17Meter Readers, Utilities$41,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,740 – $63,09050
18Bill and Account Collectors$41,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,220 – $53,30090
19Financial Clerks, All Other$40,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,210 – $48,67060
20Billing and Posting Clerks$39,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,000 – $54,400340
21Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$38,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,150 – $57,350530
22Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$38,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,060 – $56,6301,510
23Customer Service Representatives$38,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,830 – $54,5802,590
24Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$37,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,990 – $46,08050
25Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$37,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,640 – $48,5501,240
26Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$37,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,260 – $52,42060
27Couriers and Messengers$37,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,460 – $39,19060
28Office Clerks, General$36,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,260 – $53,2302,340
29Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$36,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,840 – $47,520390
30Data Entry Keyers$36,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,210 – $52,520110
31Tellers$34,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,440 – $43,610550
32Receptionists and Information Clerks$31,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,560 – $39,2301,050
33Library Assistants, Clerical$28,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,260 – $35,47090
34Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$26,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,890 – $30,630190

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

#	Occupation	MedianHuntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,610	$42,600 – $76,360	120
2	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,700	$40,290 – $94,600	150
3	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$57,250	$42,390 – $81,040	440
4	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,320	$38,380 – $83,420	1,320
5	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,630	$30,480 – $64,940	120
6	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,000	$38,470 – $86,520	150
7	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,400	$30,160 – $60,900	150
8	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,370	$33,040 – $74,440	120
9	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,100	$33,860 – $62,200	100
10	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,760	$32,190 – $55,290	170
11	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,580	$34,330 – $54,950	80
12	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,260	$36,100 – $49,040	140
13	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$43,190	$33,100 – $59,070	70
14	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,880	$29,640 – $58,520	170
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$42,720	$31,630 – $60,010	1,550
16	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,240	$29,640 – $54,310	290
17	Meter Readers, UtilitiesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,550	$33,740 – $63,090	50
18	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,350	$29,220 – $53,300	90
19	Financial Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,400	$32,210 – $48,670	60
20	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,210	$32,000 – $54,400	340
21	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,930	$29,150 – $57,350	530
22	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,280	$29,060 – $56,630	1,510
23	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,060	$28,830 – $54,580	2,590
24	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,840	$29,990 – $46,080	50
25	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,500	$29,640 – $48,550	1,240
26	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,470	$22,260 – $52,420	60
27	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,470	$24,460 – $39,190	60
28	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,700	$22,260 – $53,230	2,340
29	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,650	$30,840 – $47,520	390
30	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,410	$24,210 – $52,520	110
31	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,620	$28,440 – $43,610	550
32	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,890	$23,560 – $39,230	1,050
33	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,980	$22,260 – $35,470	90
34	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$26,210	$21,890 – $30,630	190

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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