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Administrative Assistant (government) in Hawaii

State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD) lists 4 job classes for this work in the Hawaii state pay plan: Administrative Assistant I–IV.

$44,976 – $84,240
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$50,830
median pay in HI, all employers
7,020
workers in HI (SOC 43-6014)

Sources: State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD), Hawaii Compensation Plans and Bargaining Unit Salary Schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Hawaii state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Administrative Assistant I
Class 1.147
Grade SR12
$44,976 – $66,660 a year
11 steps
  • Step C: $44,976 a year
  • Step D: $46,800 a year
  • Step E: $48,648 a year
  • Step F: $50,652 a year
  • Step G: $52,656 a year
  • Step H: $54,756 a year
  • Step I: $56,904 a year
  • Step J: $59,196 a year
  • Step K: $61,596 a year
  • Step L: $64,056 a year
  • Step M: $66,660 a year
Administrative Assistant II
Class 1.149
Grade SR14
$48,648 – $72,036 a year
11 steps
  • Step C: $48,648 a year
  • Step D: $50,652 a year
  • Step E: $52,656 a year
  • Step F: $54,756 a year
  • Step G: $56,904 a year
  • Step H: $59,196 a year
  • Step I: $61,596 a year
  • Step J: $64,056 a year
  • Step K: $66,660 a year
  • Step L: $69,216 a year
  • Step M: $72,036 a year
Administrative Assistant III
Class 1.150
Grade SR16
$52,656 – $77,880 a year
11 steps
  • Step C: $52,656 a year
  • Step D: $54,756 a year
  • Step E: $56,904 a year
  • Step F: $59,196 a year
  • Step G: $61,596 a year
  • Step H: $64,056 a year
  • Step I: $66,660 a year
  • Step J: $69,216 a year
  • Step K: $72,036 a year
  • Step L: $74,904 a year
  • Step M: $77,880 a year
Administrative Assistant IV
Class 1.151
Grade SR18
$56,904 – $84,240 a year
11 steps
  • Step C: $56,904 a year
  • Step D: $59,196 a year
  • Step E: $61,596 a year
  • Step F: $64,056 a year
  • Step G: $66,660 a year
  • Step H: $69,216 a year
  • Step I: $72,036 a year
  • Step J: $74,904 a year
  • Step K: $77,880 a year
  • Step L: $81,048 a year
  • Step M: $84,240 a year

Schedule: BU 03 White Collar, Non-Supervisory (effective 07/01/2026). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD), Hawaii Compensation Plans and Bargaining Unit Salary Schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Hawaii, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureHI
Workers7,020
10th percentile$38,480
Median$50,830
90th percentile$68,120
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.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Administrative Assistant (government) page.

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