Best states for a sales administrator/administrative assistant

Q: What is the best state for sales administrator/administrative assistants?

The best state to be a sales administrator/administrative assistant is Rhode Island based on sales administrator/administrative assistant salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for sales administrator/administrative assistants?

The highest paying state for sales administrator/administrative assistants is Arkansas based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for sales administrator/administrative assistants?

The worst state for sales administrator/administrative assistants is Arkansas, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Are you wondering which place in the United States is the best state for sales administrator/administrative assistants? Knowing how challenging it is to figure out where to start your career or where to move to advance your career, we decided to bring you a list of best states for sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs.Our research found that Rhode Island is the best state for sales administrator/administrative assistants, while Hawaii and Rhode Island are ranked highest in terms of median salary. Rhode Island has a median salary of $42,431 and Hawaii has the highest median salary among all 50 states for sales administrator/administrative assistants.

We figured that the best places for sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs has three things everyone would agree on. There would be high annual wages, good career prospects (no matter what phase of the career you are in), and a lot of job opportunities.We found that Rhode Island is the best state for sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs, whereas Arkansas is the worst.

10 best states for sales administrator/administrative assistants in 2025

1. Rhode Island
Total sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs: 187
Average annual salary: $42,431
Lowest 10 percent earn: $34,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $51,000
Location Quotient:
1
Sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs in Rhode Island
2. Oregon
Total sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs: 728
Average annual salary: $41,678
Lowest 10 percent earn: $33,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $51,000
Location Quotient:
1.15
Sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs in Oregon
3. Vermont
Total sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs: 129
Average annual salary: $40,786
Lowest 10 percent earn: $34,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $48,000
Location Quotient:
1.1
Sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs in Vermont
4. Washington
Total sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs: 1,324
Average annual salary: $41,004
Lowest 10 percent earn: $33,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $49,000
Location Quotient:
1.18
Sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs in Washington
5. Connecticut
Total sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs: 535
Average annual salary: $40,621
Lowest 10 percent earn: $33,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $49,000
Location Quotient:
1.05
Sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs in Connecticut
6. Hawaii
Total sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs: 190
Average annual salary: $43,315
Lowest 10 percent earn: $37,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $50,000
Location Quotient:
1.48
Sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs in Hawaii
7. Colorado
Total sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs: 1,312
Average annual salary: $39,063
Lowest 10 percent earn: $31,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $48,000
Location Quotient:
1.44
Sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs in Colorado
8. New Mexico
Total sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs: 274
Average annual salary: $40,086
Lowest 10 percent earn: $32,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $50,000
Location Quotient:
0.91
Sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs in New Mexico
9. Michigan
Total sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs: 1,031
Average annual salary: $40,210
Lowest 10 percent earn: $32,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $49,000
Location Quotient:
0.87
Sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs in Michigan
10. California
Total sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs: 5,016
Average annual salary: $41,974
Lowest 10 percent earn: $33,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $52,000
Location Quotient:
1.12
Sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs in California

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How Zippia determines the best states to be a sales administrator/administrative assistant

You can read about how the best state rankings are calculated here.

Detailed list of the best states for a sales administrator/administrative assistant

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	Rhode Island	$42,431	$34,000	1,059,639	187
2	Oregon	$41,678	$33,000	4,142,776	728
3	Vermont	$40,786	$34,000	623,657	129
4	Washington	$41,004	$33,000	7,405,743	1,324
5	Connecticut	$40,621	$33,000	3,588,184	535
6	Hawaii	$43,315	$37,000	1,427,538	190
7	Colorado	$39,063	$31,000	5,607,154	1,312
8	New Mexico	$40,086	$32,000	2,088,070	274
9	Michigan	$40,210	$32,000	9,962,311	1,031
10	California	$41,974	$33,000	39,536,653	5,016
11	Nebraska	$39,877	$31,000	1,920,076	312
12	Arizona	$37,681	$30,000	7,016,270	1,135
13	Ohio	$38,666	$30,000	11,658,609	1,461
14	New Hampshire	$39,260	$32,000	1,342,795	248
15	New York	$39,498	$31,000	19,849,399	2,480
16	Massachusetts	$38,221	$31,000	6,859,819	1,736
17	Texas	$36,755	$29,000	28,304,596	3,141
18	Minnesota	$37,750	$30,000	5,576,606	965
19	Iowa	$36,391	$29,000	3,145,711	559
20	District of Columbia	$41,211	$32,000	693,972	238
21	New Jersey	$39,756	$32,000	9,005,644	1,026
22	Nevada	$36,761	$29,000	2,998,039	315
23	Tennessee	$37,093	$29,000	6,715,984	741
24	Indiana	$37,041	$29,000	6,666,818	830
25	Missouri	$37,651	$30,000	6,113,532	685
26	Mississippi	$36,925	$29,000	2,984,100	247
27	Louisiana	$37,668	$29,000	4,684,333	358
28	Alaska	$35,031	$31,000	739,795	216
29	Maine	$35,599	$30,000	1,335,907	197
30	Wisconsin	$34,724	$28,000	5,795,483	862
31	Wyoming	$33,529	$27,000	579,315	110
32	Illinois	$36,644	$29,000	12,802,023	1,731
33	Idaho	$33,291	$27,000	1,716,943	318
34	North Carolina	$35,255	$27,000	10,273,419	1,323
35	Kansas	$35,184	$28,000	2,913,123	397
36	South Carolina	$34,727	$27,000	5,024,369	628
37	Florida	$33,836	$26,000	20,984,400	2,939
38	North Dakota	$33,021	$27,000	755,393	144
39	Virginia	$37,258	$29,000	8,470,020	909
40	Utah	$32,576	$26,000	3,101,833	609
41	Pennsylvania	$33,363	$26,000	12,805,537	1,645
42	Montana	$32,351	$26,000	1,050,493	219
43	Alabama	$32,990	$26,000	4,874,747	593
44	Maryland	$36,636	$29,000	6,052,177	632
45	West Virginia	$31,759	$25,000	1,815,857	206
46	Georgia	$32,062	$25,000	10,429,379	1,449
47	Delaware	$29,355	$23,000	961,939	184
48	Oklahoma	$31,781	$25,000	3,930,864	340
49	South Dakota	$31,035	$25,000	869,666	119
50	Kentucky	$29,137	$23,000	4,454,189	473
51	Arkansas	$28,867	$22,000	3,004,279	286

Highest paying states for sales administrator/administrative assistants

Rank	State	Avg. Sales Administrator/Administrative Assistant Salary
1	Rhode Island	$42,431
2	Oregon	$41,678
3	Vermont	$40,786
4	Washington	$41,004
5	Connecticut	$40,621
6	Hawaii	$43,315
7	Colorado	$39,063
8	New Mexico	$40,086
9	Michigan	$40,210
10	California	$41,974
11	Nebraska	$39,877
12	Arizona	$37,681
13	Ohio	$38,666
14	New Hampshire	$39,260
15	New York	$39,498
16	Massachusetts	$38,221
17	Texas	$36,755
18	Minnesota	$37,750
19	Iowa	$36,391
20	District of Columbia	$41,211
21	New Jersey	$39,756
22	Nevada	$36,761
23	Tennessee	$37,093
24	Indiana	$37,041
25	Missouri	$37,651
26	Mississippi	$36,925
27	Louisiana	$37,668
28	Alaska	$35,031
29	Maine	$35,599
30	Wisconsin	$34,724
31	Wyoming	$33,529
32	Illinois	$36,644
33	Idaho	$33,291
34	North Carolina	$35,255
35	Kansas	$35,184
36	South Carolina	$34,727
37	Florida	$33,836
38	North Dakota	$33,021
39	Virginia	$37,258
40	Utah	$32,576
41	Pennsylvania	$33,363
42	Montana	$32,351
43	Alabama	$32,990
44	Maryland	$36,636
45	West Virginia	$31,759
46	Georgia	$32,062
47	Delaware	$29,355
48	Oklahoma	$31,781
49	South Dakota	$31,035
50	Kentucky	$29,137
51	Arkansas	$28,867

Expert opinions on the best states for sales administrator/administrative assistants

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Dr. Anna Frank
Exercise Science, DePaul University
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Total sales administrator/administrative assistant jobs:	187
Average annual salary:	$42,431
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$34,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$51,000
Location Quotient:	1

Best states for a sales administrator/administrative assistant

10 best states for sales administrator/administrative assistants in 2025

1. Rhode Island

2. Oregon

3. Vermont

4. Washington

5. Connecticut

6. Hawaii

7. Colorado

8. New Mexico

9. Michigan

10. California