Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary Data
Compare executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants pay across 340 U.S. cities to find where your skills are worth the most.
Highest-Paying Cities for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Top 20 cities ranked by median salary.
Best States for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
States ranked by average salary across 340 cities.
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salaries by city
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay across 51 states and 365 cities. Expand a state to see every city we have data for.
AK2 cities
AL10 cities
AZ7 cities
CA25 cities
- San Jose$106,220
- San Francisco$105,190
- Santa Rosa$92,240
- Sacramento$87,910
- Vallejo$86,190
- Napa$84,640
- San Diego$84,540
- Santa Cruz$84,090
- Los Angeles$82,850
- Santa Maria$82,740
- Oxnard$82,250
- Merced$80,650
- San Luis Obispo$79,790
- Salinas$79,390
- Stockton$79,200
- Yuba City$78,420
- Modesto$77,900
- Fresno$77,610
- El Centro$76,050
- Chico$75,770
- Visalia$74,440
- Riverside$73,290
- Bakersfield$72,860
- Redding$68,030
- Hanford$64,470
CO7 cities
DC1 cities
DE1 cities
FL20 cities
- Miami$73,180
- Wildwood$69,700
- Jacksonville$68,210
- Naples$67,590
- North Port$65,810
- Palm Bay$65,110
- Orlando$65,090
- Tampa$64,710
- Sebastian$63,140
- Crestview$62,850
- Punta Gorda$62,800
- Pensacola$62,070
- Deltona$61,140
- Ocala$61,010
- Tallahassee$57,250
- Sebring$57,060
- Gainesville$55,790
- Panama City$54,990
- Lakeland$50,690
- Homosassa Springs$47,450
GA14 cities
HI1 cities
IA8 cities
IL8 cities
IN12 cities
LA8 cities
MI15 cities
MO6 cities
NC15 cities
NH1 cities
NY12 cities
OH12 cities
OR8 cities
PA16 cities
RI1 cities
SC8 cities
SD2 cities
TN10 cities
TX24 cities
- Dallas$80,230
- Houston$74,850
- San Antonio$73,700
- Odessa$70,020
- Austin$69,600
- Victoria$68,580
- Corpus Christi$67,360
- Waco$66,980
- Beaumont$66,740
- Tyler$65,290
- Sherman$64,930
- San Angelo$64,460
- Amarillo$64,350
- Lubbock$63,830
- Abilene$63,480
- El Paso$62,450
- College Station$62,260
- Longview$61,710
- Killeen$61,030
- McAllen$60,410
- Brownsville$60,060
- Laredo$58,550
- Wichita Falls$58,060
- Texarkana$55,200
VA9 cities
VT1 cities
WA11 cities
WI13 cities
WV6 cities
WY2 cities
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Career Outlook
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants earn a national median of $66,313, based on data from 340 U.S. cities. The best-paying state is DC at $90,320 average.
Worth knowing: The smartest career move for experienced EAs is transitioning into Chief of Staff or operations roles. The skills overlap heavily, and the pay ceiling is much higher.