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.
Average Salary. Administrative assistants earned a mean annual wage of $33,020 as of May 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The highest-paid 10 percent assistants and secretaries earned as much as $47,670 or more, while the lowest-paid 10 percent earned $20,050 or less.