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Salary Administrative assistant in Canada

Market pay levels based on 233 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median58 843 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average59 852 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile52 825 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile66 920 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile52 825 $
Median58 843 $
Upper quartile66 920 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 52 825 $ and 66 920 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 66 920 $.
  • The upper quartile is 27% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 233 vacancies with a stated salary.

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AMOD IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION LIMITED Surrey ·

administrative assistant

from 79 872 $

Overview Languages English Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience 7 months to less than 1 year On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is…

Full timeOn-siteSurrey
Flex Point Security Inc. Etobicoke ·

administrative assistant

from 79 040 $

Overview Languages English Education No degree, certificate or diploma Experience 1 year to less than 2 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to…

Full timeOn-siteEtobicoke
Superior Roofing Calgary ·

administrative assistant

from 78 416 $

Overview Languages English Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience 1 year to less than 2 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is…

Full timeOn-siteCalgary
Road Runner Freight Inc. Calgary ·

administrative assistant

from 78 208 $

Overview Languages English Education Bachelor's degree Experience 1 year to less than 2 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely. W…

Full timeOn-siteCalgary
PRESIDENT TRANSPORT LTD. Calgary ·

administrative assistant

from 78 104 $

Overview Languages English Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience Experience an asset On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no optio…

Full timeOn-siteCalgary
STAR-X LOGISTICS INC. Grande Prairie ·

administrative assistant

from 78 104 $

Overview Languages English Education College/CEGEP Experience 2 years to less than 3 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely. Resp…

Full timeOn-siteGrande Prairie

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (58 843 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (59 852 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 52 825 $ to 66 920 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 52 825 $ and a quarter above 66 920 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 233 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 58 843 $ is the market level, above 66 920 $ is the strong quarter, below 52 825 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.