High paying office and admin jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Every office and admin occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ run 12.6% above the national average (2024), so a New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ salary is worth about 0.89× 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, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$83,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,320 – $124,97076,950
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$80,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,130 – $126,73095,180
3Brokerage Clerks$78,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,930 – $125,6807,100
4Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$75,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,830 – $107,7809,580
5Postal Service Clerks$63,650
No formal educational credential
$54,330 – $76,3604,340
6Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$63,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,730 – $88,9407,770
7Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$63,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,140 – $93,47028,600
8Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$43,120 – $81,04020,280
9Public Safety Telecommunicators$61,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,100 – $82,3505,760
10Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$60,640
Some college, no degree
$42,650 – $85,26077,010
11Cargo and Freight Agents$60,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,470 – $85,8107,820
12Loan Interviewers and Clerks$60,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,090 – $80,2404,710
13Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$60,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,430 – $78,2207,700
14Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490
No formal educational credential
$47,170 – $76,3609,010
15Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$59,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,740 – $99,9209,340
16Information and Record Clerks, All Other$58,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,340 – $79,5903,210
17Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$58,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,970 – $100,16011,590
18Procurement Clerks$58,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,440 – $74,5703,110
19Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$57,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $73,7109,460
20Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$56,850
Associate's degree
$39,550 – $75,3007,640
21Billing and Posting Clerks$56,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,840 – $76,84032,930
22Bill and Account Collectors$54,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,580 – $82,9406,210
23Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$52,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,540 – $81,2206,920
24Word Processors and Typists$52,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,630 – $77,7608,370
25Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$51,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $70,160122,680
26Customer Service Representatives$49,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,930 – $77,290125,570
27Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,950 – $63,56052,640
28Order Clerks$47,820
Some college, no degree
$34,510 – $73,4204,120
29Office Clerks, General$47,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,640 – $70,520136,580
30Tellers$47,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,510 – $57,16015,820
31Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,310 – $66,49038,970
32Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$45,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400 – $61,8903,630
33Data Entry Keyers$45,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,870 – $62,55010,110
34File Clerks$44,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,610 – $63,1903,260
35Receptionists and Information Clerks$44,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,060 – $59,72074,190
36Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$44,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,720 – $60,4005,150
37Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$43,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,470 – $65,2608,470
38Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$41,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,340 – $74,5607,210
39Couriers and Messengers$41,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,800 – $58,7606,690
40Library Assistants, Clerical$37,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,980 – $59,7307,080

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,840	$63,320 – $124,970	76,950
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,760	$56,130 – $126,730	95,180
3	Brokerage ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,930	$62,930 – $125,680	7,100
4	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,920	$47,830 – $107,780	9,580
5	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$63,650	$54,330 – $76,360	4,340
6	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,500	$45,730 – $88,940	7,770
7	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,130	$45,140 – $93,470	28,600
8	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$43,120 – $81,040	20,280
9	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,450	$46,100 – $82,350	5,760
10	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$60,640	$42,650 – $85,260	77,010
11	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,590	$46,470 – $85,810	7,820
12	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,190	$47,090 – $80,240	4,710
13	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,070	$48,430 – $78,220	7,700
14	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$47,170 – $76,360	9,010
15	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,320	$42,740 – $99,920	9,340
16	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,190	$42,340 – $79,590	3,210
17	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,180	$39,970 – $100,160	11,590
18	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,050	$42,440 – $74,570	3,110
19	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,330	$41,600 – $73,710	9,460
20	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$56,850	$39,550 – $75,300	7,640
21	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,160	$42,840 – $76,840	32,930
22	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,370	$40,580 – $82,940	6,210
23	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,980	$47,540 – $81,220	6,920
24	Word Processors and TypistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,290	$38,630 – $77,760	8,370
25	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,440	$37,440 – $70,160	122,680
26	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,590	$36,930 – $77,290	125,570
27	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,230	$38,950 – $63,560	52,640
28	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,820	$34,510 – $73,420	4,120
29	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,670	$34,640 – $70,520	136,580
30	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,230	$39,510 – $57,160	15,820
31	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,550	$36,310 – $66,490	38,970
32	Office Machine Operators, Except ComputerHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,750	$36,400 – $61,890	3,630
33	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,350	$33,870 – $62,550	10,110
34	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,710	$34,610 – $63,190	3,260
35	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,690	$35,060 – $59,720	74,190
36	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,220	$34,720 – $60,400	5,150
37	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,490	$35,470 – $65,260	8,470
38	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,600	$37,340 – $74,560	7,210
39	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,140	$35,800 – $58,760	6,690
40	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,860	$33,980 – $59,730	7,080

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