New salary survey in 2009: Expertise pays
Demand for highly skilled administrative professionals will remain steady this year, predicts the 2009 Salary Guides from Robert Half International.
While starting salaries for admins are expected to rise 2.6% on average in 2009, employees with specific skills—industry experience, technical aptitude, multilingual abilities and professional certifications—can command even more. For example, for the salaries below, add up to 11% for expert multilingual abilities or Microsoft Business Certification.
Overall, the survey says, a few administrative positions are in hot demand: customer service representative, data-entry specialist and administrative health care.
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Administrative starting salaries, 2009
Position Title Salary % Change
Senior Executive Assistant $41,750-$58,000 2.6%
Senior Office/Facilities Manager $39,250-$53,500 1.4%
Executive Assistant $35,750-$47,250 2.2%
Specialized Assistant – Legal $35,250-$43,500 2.6%
HR Benefits Specialist $34,000-$44,250 2.0%
HR Recruiting Specialist $32,750-$44,000 2.7%
Senior Administrative Assistant $31,750-$41,250 2.1%
Medical Secretary/Admin $30,500-$39,000 4.5%
Human Resources Assistant $28,000-$38,000 1.9%
Marketing Assistant $28,000-$36,000 2.0%
Administrative Assistant $26,750-$35,750 1.6%
Customer Service/ Call Ctr. Rep $22,750-$31,000 3.4%
Data Entry Specialist $22,000-$27,750 3.1%
Source: Office Team 2009 Salary Guide