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Administrative Assistant salary

General administrative assistant roles. Based on 42 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 42 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
25th percentile
$44,720
Median
$46,800
75th percentile
$52,000
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $22.50/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Santa Barbara (1), San Luis Obispo (2), Riverside (2), Kern (1).   25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).

By organization budget

$10M-$20M$46,8005 postings
$20M-$50M$50,4408 postings
$50M-$100M$44,72019 postings
$100M+$52,0007 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (2).

By subsector

Human Services$47,84012 postings
Animal-Related$44,7209 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Housing & Shelter (1), Food, Agriculture & Nutrition (1), Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (4), Youth Development (2), Religion-Related (1), Education (4), Arts, Culture & Humanities (2).

By career level

Entry / Support$46,80037 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Staff / Specialist (incl. pre-licensed) (3), Manager / Licensed Clinician (2).

Organizations hiring now

San Diego Humane SocietySan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$41,600–$56,160View org →TURN Behavioral Health ServicesSan Diego County · Budget $100M+$49,920–$54,080View org →Amity FoundationBudget $100M+$37,440–$49,920View org →A Community of FriendsLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$52,000–$64,480View org →AbilityFirstLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$49,920View org →Foodbank of Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County · Budget $20M-$50M$47,840–$54,080View org →Hope of the Valley Rescue MissionLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$47,840–$49,920View org →Child Care Resource CenterLos Angeles County · Budget $100M+$56,160View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 42 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through September 09, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.