Do administrative assistants make good money?

No, administrative assistants do not make good money. The average administrative assistant makes $43,886 a year or $16.31 an hour. Administrative assistants in the lower 10% (e.g., entry-level positions, only make about $26,000 a year.) Meanwhile, the top 10% earn an average salary of $42,000.

Factors such as the number of years of experience working as an administrative assistant can impact how much you earn an hour. New administrative assistants make, on average, $8,000 less every year than their peers with 20 or more years of experience.