High paying office and admin jobs in Trenton-Princeton, NJ

Every office and admin occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Trenton-Princeton, 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 Trenton-Princeton, NJ run 3.2% above the national average (2024), so a Trenton-Princeton, NJ 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, Trenton-Princeton, NJ · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$80,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,150 – $118,8001,250
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$79,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,910 – $111,9402,770
3Brokerage Clerks$71,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,790 – $93,530330
4Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$68,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,510 – $87,590780
5Financial Clerks, All Other$64,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $90,980140
6Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$62,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,500 – $74,160110
7Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$43,120 – $81,040470
8Public Safety Telecommunicators$60,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,610 – $82,580240
9Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,740
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $76,460470
10Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$59,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,560 – $84,480320
11Information and Record Clerks, All Other$58,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $74,140280
12Procurement Clerks$58,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,430 – $71,950120
13Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$58,020
Some college, no degree
$41,590 – $77,9501,470
14Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$55,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,630 – $78,620340
15Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$54,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,780 – $84,650210
16Loan Interviewers and Clerks$54,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,260 – $76,120280
17Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$54,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,490 – $75,7103,680
18Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$53,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,560 – $114,400540
19Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$53,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,930 – $69,970810
20Order Clerks$53,290
Some college, no degree
$33,690 – $81,030100
21Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$53,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,930 – $73,100270
22Bill and Account Collectors$52,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,270 – $73,180160
23Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$52,320
Associate's degree
$44,630 – $65,820270
24Billing and Posting Clerks$50,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,600 – $66,580670
25Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$49,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,160 – $63,800170
26Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,120 – $62,370920
27Office Clerks, General$48,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,810 – $70,3402,770
28Customer Service Representatives$47,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,710 – $72,3203,140
29Library Assistants, Clerical$46,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,490 – $53,980180
30Tellers$45,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,580 – $56,540430
31Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$45,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,790 – $59,950210
32Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220 – $65,780980
33Word Processors and Typists$44,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,330 – $64,980350
34File Clerks$44,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,280 – $60,420100
35Data Entry Keyers$40,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,080 – $57,780500
36Receptionists and Information Clerks$40,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,250 – $53,9401,980
37Couriers and Messengers$40,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,640 – $44,11080
38Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$37,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,670 – $45,930190

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

#	Occupation	MedianTrenton-Princeton, NJ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,700	$56,150 – $118,800	1,250
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,460	$50,910 – $111,940	2,770
3	Brokerage ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,660	$59,790 – $93,530	330
4	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,470	$47,510 – $87,590	780
5	Financial Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,740	$41,600 – $90,980	140
6	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,610	$50,500 – $74,160	110
7	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$43,120 – $81,040	470
8	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,480	$43,610 – $82,580	240
9	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,740	$45,530 – $76,460	470
10	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,370	$38,560 – $84,480	320
11	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,430	$37,440 – $74,140	280
12	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,200	$39,430 – $71,950	120
13	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$58,020	$41,590 – $77,950	1,470
14	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,890	$47,630 – $78,620	340
15	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,870	$38,780 – $84,650	210
16	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,720	$45,260 – $76,120	280
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,050	$37,490 – $75,710	3,680
18	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,440	$40,560 – $114,400	540
19	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,320	$39,930 – $69,970	810
20	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$53,290	$33,690 – $81,030	100
21	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,180	$42,930 – $73,100	270
22	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,510	$39,270 – $73,180	160
23	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$52,320	$44,630 – $65,820	270
24	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,730	$38,600 – $66,580	670
25	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,520	$36,160 – $63,800	170
26	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,180	$37,120 – $62,370	920
27	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,730	$35,810 – $70,340	2,770
28	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,590	$34,710 – $72,320	3,140
29	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,460	$33,490 – $53,980	180
30	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,400	$37,580 – $56,540	430
31	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,160	$34,790 – $59,950	210
32	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,090	$32,220 – $65,780	980
33	Word Processors and TypistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,720	$38,330 – $64,980	350
34	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,570	$33,280 – $60,420	100
35	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,910	$36,080 – $57,780	500
36	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,550	$33,250 – $53,940	1,980
37	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,080	$34,640 – $44,110	80
38	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,650	$34,670 – $45,930	190

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