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Administrative Assistant (government) in New Jersey

New Jersey Civil Service Commission lists 6 job classes for this work in the New Jersey state pay plan: Administrative Assistant 3–1.

$58,222 – $122,832
state pay plan range, a year
6
classes in the state plan
$50,260
median pay in NJ, all employers
65,960
workers in NJ (SOC 43-6014)

Sources: New Jersey Civil Service Commission, New Jersey State Title List and FY2027 salary schedules by Employee Relations Group; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

New Jersey state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 11, 2026. These are the ranges New Jersey sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Administrative Assistant 3
Class 59903 · class description
Grade P18
$58,222 – $84,763 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $58,222 a year
  • Step 2: $60,876 a year
  • Step 3: $63,530 a year
  • Step 4: $66,185 a year
  • Step 5: $68,839 a year
  • Step 6: $71,493 a year
  • Step 7: $74,147 a year
  • Step 8: $76,801 a year
  • Step 9: $79,455 a year
  • Step 10: $82,109 a year
  • Step 11: $84,763 a year
Administrative Assistant 3
Class 59902 · class description
Grade P20
$63,663 – $92,953 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $63,663 a year
  • Step 2: $66,592 a year
  • Step 3: $69,521 a year
  • Step 4: $72,450 a year
  • Step 5: $75,379 a year
  • Step 6: $78,308 a year
  • Step 7: $81,237 a year
  • Step 8: $84,166 a year
  • Step 9: $87,095 a year
  • Step 10: $90,024 a year
  • Step 11: $92,953 a year
Administrative Assistant 2
Class 59904 · class description
Grade P21
$66,592 – $97,354 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $66,592 a year
  • Step 2: $69,668 a year
  • Step 3: $72,744 a year
  • Step 4: $75,821 a year
  • Step 5: $78,897 a year
  • Step 6: $81,973 a year
  • Step 7: $85,049 a year
  • Step 8: $88,125 a year
  • Step 9: $91,202 a year
  • Step 10: $94,278 a year
  • Step 11: $97,354 a year
Administrative Assistant 2
Class 59901 · class description
Grade P23
$72,896 – $106,798 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $72,896 a year
  • Step 2: $76,287 a year
  • Step 3: $79,677 a year
  • Step 4: $83,067 a year
  • Step 5: $86,457 a year
  • Step 6: $89,847 a year
  • Step 7: $93,237 a year
  • Step 8: $96,628 a year
  • Step 9: $100,018 a year
  • Step 10: $103,408 a year
  • Step 11: $106,798 a year
Administrative Assistant 1
Class 59905 · class description
Grade P24
$76,287 – $111,856 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $76,287 a year
  • Step 2: $79,844 a year
  • Step 3: $83,401 a year
  • Step 4: $86,957 a year
  • Step 5: $90,514 a year
  • Step 6: $94,071 a year
  • Step 7: $97,628 a year
  • Step 8: $101,185 a year
  • Step 9: $104,742 a year
  • Step 10: $108,299 a year
  • Step 11: $111,856 a year
Administrative Assistant 1
Class 59900 · class description
Grade P26
$83,582 – $122,832 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $83,582 a year
  • Step 2: $87,507 a year
  • Step 3: $91,432 a year
  • Step 4: $95,357 a year
  • Step 5: $99,282 a year
  • Step 6: $103,207 a year
  • Step 7: $107,132 a year
  • Step 8: $111,057 a year
  • Step 9: $114,982 a year
  • Step 10: $118,907 a year
  • Step 11: $122,832 a year

Schedule: ERG P – Professional Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: New Jersey Civil Service Commission, New Jersey State Title List and FY2027 salary schedules by Employee Relations Group. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in New Jersey, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureNJ
Workers65,960
10th percentile$36,150
Median$50,260
90th percentile$72,180
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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