Administrative Assistant (government) in Colorado

$34,776 – $71,904

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$48,690

median pay in CO, all employers

29,120

workers in CO (SOC 43-6014)

Sources: Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration, Division of Human Resources (DHR), State of Colorado Pay Plan FY 2026-27 — Pay Plan with Steps, State Troopers and Medical Pay Plan; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

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Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Colorado sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and grade	Published rate
Administrative Assistant Intern Class G3A1IX · class description Grade G01	$2,898.00 – $4,056.00 a month $34,776 – $48,672 a year 31 steps Minimum: $2,898.00 a month Year 1: $2,898.00 a month Year 2: $2,898.00 a month Year 3: $3,043.00 a month Year 4: $3,043.00 a month Year 5: $3,195.00 a month Year 6: $3,195.00 a month Year 7: $3,195.00 a month Year 8: $3,355.00 a month Year 9: $3,355.00 a month Year 10: $3,476.00 a month Year 11: $3,476.00 a month Year 12: $3,546.00 a month Year 13: $3,546.00 a month Year 14: $3,546.00 a month Year 15: $3,616.00 a month Year 16: $3,616.00 a month Year 17: $3,616.00 a month Year 18: $3,616.00 a month Year 19: $3,616.00 a month Year 20: $3,689.00 a month Year 21: $3,689.00 a month Year 22: $3,689.00 a month Year 23: $3,689.00 a month Year 24: $3,689.00 a month Year 25: $3,763.00 a month Year 26: $3,763.00 a month Year 27: $3,763.00 a month Year 28: $3,763.00 a month Year 29: $3,763.00 a month Year 30: $3,763.00 a month
Administrative Assistant I Class G3A2TX · class description Grade G03	$3,194.00 – $4,471.00 a month $38,328 – $53,652 a year 31 steps Minimum: $3,194.00 a month Year 1: $3,194.00 a month Year 2: $3,194.00 a month Year 3: $3,354.00 a month Year 4: $3,354.00 a month Year 5: $3,521.00 a month Year 6: $3,521.00 a month Year 7: $3,521.00 a month Year 8: $3,697.00 a month Year 9: $3,697.00 a month Year 10: $3,833.00 a month Year 11: $3,833.00 a month Year 12: $3,910.00 a month Year 13: $3,910.00 a month Year 14: $3,910.00 a month Year 15: $3,988.00 a month Year 16: $3,988.00 a month Year 17: $3,988.00 a month Year 18: $3,988.00 a month Year 19: $3,988.00 a month Year 20: $4,068.00 a month Year 21: $4,068.00 a month Year 22: $4,068.00 a month Year 23: $4,068.00 a month Year 24: $4,068.00 a month Year 25: $4,149.00 a month Year 26: $4,149.00 a month Year 27: $4,149.00 a month Year 28: $4,149.00 a month Year 29: $4,149.00 a month Year 30: $4,149.00 a month
Administrative Assistant II Class G3A3XX · class description Grade G04	$3,354.00 – $4,697.00 a month $40,248 – $56,364 a year 31 steps Minimum: $3,354.00 a month Year 1: $3,354.00 a month Year 2: $3,354.00 a month Year 3: $3,522.00 a month Year 4: $3,522.00 a month Year 5: $3,698.00 a month Year 6: $3,698.00 a month Year 7: $3,698.00 a month Year 8: $3,883.00 a month Year 9: $3,883.00 a month Year 10: $4,025.00 a month Year 11: $4,025.00 a month Year 12: $4,106.00 a month Year 13: $4,106.00 a month Year 14: $4,106.00 a month Year 15: $4,188.00 a month Year 16: $4,188.00 a month Year 17: $4,188.00 a month Year 18: $4,188.00 a month Year 19: $4,188.00 a month Year 20: $4,271.00 a month Year 21: $4,271.00 a month Year 22: $4,271.00 a month Year 23: $4,271.00 a month Year 24: $4,271.00 a month Year 25: $4,357.00 a month Year 26: $4,357.00 a month Year 27: $4,357.00 a month Year 28: $4,357.00 a month Year 29: $4,357.00 a month Year 30: $4,357.00 a month
Administrative Assistant III Class G3A4XX · class description Grade G09	$4,280.00 – $5,992.00 a month $51,360 – $71,904 a year 31 steps Minimum: $4,280.00 a month Year 1: $4,280.00 a month Year 2: $4,280.00 a month Year 3: $4,494.00 a month Year 4: $4,494.00 a month Year 5: $4,719.00 a month Year 6: $4,719.00 a month Year 7: $4,719.00 a month Year 8: $4,955.00 a month Year 9: $4,955.00 a month Year 10: $5,136.00 a month Year 11: $5,136.00 a month Year 12: $5,239.00 a month Year 13: $5,239.00 a month Year 14: $5,239.00 a month Year 15: $5,343.00 a month Year 16: $5,343.00 a month Year 17: $5,343.00 a month Year 18: $5,343.00 a month Year 19: $5,343.00 a month Year 20: $5,450.00 a month Year 21: $5,450.00 a month Year 22: $5,450.00 a month Year 23: $5,450.00 a month Year 24: $5,450.00 a month Year 25: $5,559.00 a month Year 26: $5,559.00 a month Year 27: $5,559.00 a month Year 28: $5,559.00 a month Year 29: $5,559.00 a month Year 30: $5,559.00 a month

Schedule: State of Colorado Pay Plan FY 2026-27. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration, Division of Human Resources (DHR), State of Colorado Pay Plan FY 2026-27 — Pay Plan with Steps, State Troopers and Medical Pay Plan. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Colorado, all employers Sourced

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (SOC 43-6014) in Colorado, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	CO
Workers	29,120
10th percentile	$37,300
Median	$48,690
90th percentile	$64,960
National median, government employers	$48,290

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

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