baluster. n. 1. (Architecture) any of a set of posts supporting a rail or coping. adj. 2. (Antiques) (of a shape) swelling at the base and rising in a concave curve to a narrow stem or neck: a baluster goblet stem.
Administrative Assistant Salary. An Administrative Assistant earns an average wage of $15.05 per hour. Pay for this job does not change much by experience, with the most experienced earning only a bit more than the least. $26,496 - $53,118.
Earnings Improve with Degree. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, administrative assistants earned an average of $33,560 a year in 2012. The best-paid 10 percent of earners made $48,520 a year or more, while the lowest-paid 10 percent made $20,230 or less.