What are the main factors that influence an Executive Asst's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Executive Asst's salary?

An Executive Asst's salary grows with experience: an Executive Assistant I (0-2 years)earns $63,404, an Executive Assistant II (2-4 years)earns $73,538, an Executive Asst (4-7 years)earns $88,459, an Executive Assistant IV (7+ years)earns $100,041, an Executive Assistant V (7-10 years)earns $119,980,

What are the highest paying states for an Executive Asst?

Executive Asst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Executive Asst roles are District of Columbia $95,496, California $95,134, Massachusetts $93,866. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Executive Asst roles make?

Salaries for Executive Asst level roles vary by specialization: Asst Controller: $97,469; Asst Manager, Service: $93,774; Industrial Engineering Asst: $68,371; Nurse Asst: $56,918; Asst: $55,553.

How do different companies affect an Executive Asst's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Executive Asst roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Executive Asst Salary in the United States

How much does an Executive Asst make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Executive Asst in the United States is $86,250 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

However, an Executive Asst's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $104,834
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,645 to $95,978
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,990

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Executive Asst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,978	$7,998	$1,846	$46
Average	$86,250	$7,187	$1,659	$41
25th Percentile	$75,645	$6,304	$1,455	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Executive Asst Salaries

An Executive Asst's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Executive Asst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Executive Asst's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $63,404
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,538
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $88,459
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $100,041
Expert (over 8 years): $119,980

Levels	Salary
Executive... Level Executive Asst	$63,404
Executive... Level Executive Asst	$73,538
Executive... Level Executive Asst	$88,459
Executive... Level Executive Asst	$100,041
Executive... Level Executive Asst	$119,980

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How Do Executive Asst Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Executive Assts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $95,496.
California: $95,134.
Massachusetts: $93,866.

District of Columbia $95,496

California $95,134

Massachusetts $93,866

Washington $93,521

New Jersey $93,486

Alaska $93,366

Connecticut $92,175

New York $91,692

Hawaii $90,148

Rhode Island $89,424

Maryland $88,932

Minnesota $88,260

Colorado $88,001

Illinois $87,915

Oregon $87,587

Delaware $87,345

New Hampshire $87,193

Virginia $86,854

Pennsylvania $85,862

Nevada $85,362

North Dakota $85,198

Michigan $84,939

Wisconsin $84,844

Vermont $84,654

Texas $84,128

Maine $84,094

Arizona $84,042

Ohio $83,982

Georgia $83,188

Indiana $82,791

Wyoming $82,714

Utah $82,593

Iowa $82,541

Kansas $82,127

Louisiana $82,006

North Carolina $81,963

Missouri $81,946

Florida $81,610

Montana $81,429

Nebraska $81,256

Kentucky $81,161

South Carolina $80,816

Tennessee $80,601

Idaho $80,514

New Mexico $79,885

Oklahoma $79,747

Alabama $79,238

South Dakota $78,384

Arkansas $77,918

West Virginia $77,668

Mississippi $76,918

Top Paying Cities for Executive Assts

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $108,787
San Francisco: $107,718
Oakland: $105,328

San Jose, CA $108,787

San Francisco, CA $107,718

Oakland, CA $105,328

New York, NY $99,955

Queens Village, NY $99,308

Paramus, NJ $98,618

Passaic, NJ $98,532

Bergenfield, NJ $98,446

Stamford, CT $98,316

Huntington, NY $98,230

Newark, NJ $97,669

Bridgeport, CT $97,497

New Brunswick, NJ $97,212

Vallejo, CA $97,031

Middlesex, NJ $96,979

Somerset, NJ $96,902

Petaluma, CA $96,703

Santa Cruz, CA $96,367

Boston, MA $96,195

Monterey, CA $95,763

Fairbanks, AK $95,703

Los Angeles, CA $95,539

Washington, DC $95,496

Seattle, WA $95,341

Santa Rosa, CA $95,323

Juneau, AK $95,073

Orange, CA $94,789

Anchorage, AK $94,633

Anaheim, CA $94,573

Santa Ana, CA $94,444

Nassau, NY $94,392

Long Beach, CA $94,357

Danbury, CT $94,332

Santa Maria, CA $94,038

Everett, WA $94,021

Bremerton, WA $93,598

Trenton, NJ $93,435

Sacramento, CA $93,400

San Diego, CA $93,357

Brockton, MA $93,322

Tacoma, WA $93,288

Santa Barbara, CA $93,167

Lowell, MA $92,822

New Suffolk, NY $92,788

Nashua, NH $92,684

Lompoc, CA $92,546

Ventura, CA $92,460

Stockton, CA $92,434

New Haven, CT $92,262

Atlantic City, NJ $92,037

Hartford, CT $91,848

Modesto, CA $91,804

Poughkeepsie, NY $91,615

New Britain, CT $91,572

Olympia, WA $91,451

Kennewick, WA $91,451

New London, CT $91,434

Norwich, CT $91,408

Lawrence, MA $91,365

Bakersfield, CA $91,123

Riverside, CA $91,002

New Bedford, MA $91,002

Richland, WA $90,916

Portsmouth, NH $90,847

Vineland, NJ $90,830

San Bernardino, CA $90,761

Boulder, CO $90,519

Worcester, MA $90,450

Portland, OR $90,373

Saint Paul, MN $90,269

Minneapolis, MN $90,269

Philadelphia, PA $90,148

Honolulu, HI $89,691

Springfield, MA $89,389

Providence, RI $89,381

Chicago, IL $89,131

Bellingham, WA $89,027

Baltimore, MD $88,932

Chico, CA $88,717

Wilmington, DE $88,570

Pittsfield, MA $88,484

Manchester, NH $88,320

Spokane, WA $87,940

Denver, CO $87,932

Albany, NY $87,526

Troy, NY $87,492

Schenectady, NY $87,311

Burlington, VT $87,121

Portland, ME $86,819

Salem, OR $86,750

Yakima, WA $86,733

Ann Arbor, MI $86,707

Rochester, MN $86,466

Fresno, CA $86,422

Reno, NV $86,422

Milwaukee, WI $86,345

Detroit, MI $86,259

Allentown, PA $86,233

Carson City, NV $86,224

Houston, TX $86,095

Colorado Springs, CO $86,086

Syracuse, NY $86,043

Eugene, OR $85,879

Bismarck, ND $85,776

Gary, IN $85,776

Galveston, TX $85,776

Springfield, OR $85,707

Medford, OR $85,500

Fort Collins, CO $85,465

Austin, TX $85,396

Mesa, AZ $85,215

Phoenix, AZ $85,198

Dallas, TX $85,172

Reading, PA $85,120

Saint Cloud, MN $85,086

Concord, NH $85,008

Madison, WI $84,973

Utica, NY $84,741

Raleigh, NC $84,672

Las Vegas, NV $84,663

Rochester, NY $84,603

Des Moines, IA $84,594

Atlanta, GA $84,456

Battle Creek, MI $84,430

Salt Lake City, UT $84,404

Lancaster, PA $84,275

Champaign, IL $84,258

Harrisburg, PA $84,154

Durham, NC $84,076

Kansas City, MO $84,068

Kansas City, KS $84,051

Fort Worth, TX $84,042

Boca Raton, FL $84,007

Cleveland, OH $83,999

Columbus, OH $83,982

Pittsburgh, PA $83,973

Richmond, VA $83,938

Indianapolis, IN $83,921

Cincinnati, OH $83,809

Petersburg, VA $83,680

Billings, MT $83,490

Lansing, MI $83,490

Huntsville, AL $83,490

Lebanon, PA $83,481

Dayton, OH $83,473

Pueblo, CO $83,473

Appleton, WI $83,447

Buffalo, NY $83,412

Racine, WI $83,369

Charlotte, NC $83,361

Saint Louis, MO $83,335

Springfield, IL $83,300

Elkhart, IN $83,283

York, PA $83,283

Gastonia, NC $83,274

Benton Harbor, MI $83,274

Beaumont, TX $83,223

Lorain, OH $83,205

Toledo, OH $83,171

Binghamton, NY $83,128

Rock Hill, SC $83,119

Rockford, IL $83,076

Fargo, ND $83,033

Elyria, OH $83,033

Flagstaff, AZ $82,972

Fort Lauderdale, FL $82,921

Miami, FL $82,869

Duluth, MN $82,731

Bangor, ME $82,619

Cedar Rapids, IA $82,524

Louisville, KY $82,481

Grand Rapids, MI $82,464

Hialeah, FL $82,455

Casper, WY $82,334

Scranton, PA $82,231

New Orleans, LA $82,205

Virginia Beach, VA $82,196

Akron, OH $82,153

Peoria, IL $82,041

Sarasota, FL $82,024

Green Bay, WI $81,963

Baton Rouge, LA $81,920

Charleston, SC $81,903

Nashville, TN $81,877

Jamestown, NY $81,860

Davenport, IA $81,860

Tucson, AZ $81,817

Cheyenne, WY $81,791

Saint Petersburg, FL $81,765

Tampa, FL $81,748

Omaha, NE $81,730

Port Arthur, TX $81,696

Evansville, IN $81,696

Bradenton, FL $81,661

Santa Fe, NM $81,506

Orlando, FL $81,420

Clearwater, FL $81,325

Canton, OH $81,144

La Crosse, WI $81,144

Grand Forks, ND $81,118

Albuquerque, NM $81,092

Tulsa, OK $81,092

Newport News, VA $81,084

High Point, NC $81,058

Ogden, UT $81,023

Corpus Christi, TX $80,954

Laramie, WY $80,902

Norfolk, VA $80,902

Rock Island, IL $80,851

Saginaw, MI $80,833

Jacksonville, FL $80,825

Salisbury, NC $80,808

Memphis, TN $80,790

Moline, IL $80,747

Fort Myers, FL $80,721

Waterloo, IA $80,609

Spartanburg, SC $80,523

Lincoln, NE $80,480

Fort Wayne, IN $80,463

Birmingham, AL $80,368

Cedar Falls, IA $80,350

Provo, UT $80,342

Springfield, OH $80,333

San Antonio, TX $80,316

Greensboro, NC $80,281

South Bend, IN $80,273

Winston Salem, NC $80,264

Boise, ID $80,238

Savannah, GA $80,178

Muskegon, MI $80,023

Lima, OH $79,919

Lake Charles, LA $79,885

Anderson, IN $79,867

Lexington, KY $79,842

Augusta, GA $79,816

Greenville, SC $79,816

Wichita, KS $79,738

Tuscaloosa, AL $79,738

Columbia, SC $79,660

Bloomington, IN $79,445

Roanoke, VA $79,393

Asheville, NC $79,281

Knoxville, TN $79,134

Shreveport, LA $79,126

Wilmington, NC $79,014

Frankfort, KY $78,850

Oklahoma City, OK $78,789

Chillicothe, OH $78,755

Longview, TX $78,746

Topeka, KS $78,720

Mobile, AL $78,591

Terre Haute, IN $78,556

Erie, PA $78,548

Altoona, PA $78,505

Melbourne, FL $78,479

Amarillo, TX $78,444

Killeen, TX $78,418

Fayetteville, AR $78,349

Sioux Falls, SD $78,289

Chattanooga, TN $78,237

Idaho Falls, ID $78,229

Gainesville, FL $78,048

Portsmouth, OH $78,004

Little Rock, AR $77,987

Lynchburg, VA $77,987

Lafayette, LA $77,953

Youngstown, OH $77,953

Temple, TX $77,918

Daytona Beach, FL $77,901

Clarksville, TN $77,892

Pensacola, FL $77,884

Hopkinsville, KY $77,625

Charleston, WV $77,616

Florence, SC $77,573

Sioux City, IA $77,521

Macon, GA $77,271

Tallahassee, FL $77,263

Fayetteville, NC $77,245

Waco, TX $77,228

Wichita Falls, TX $77,228

Pine Bluff, AR $77,194

Vincennes, IN $77,030

Lubbock, TX $76,995

Great Falls, MT $76,944

Alamogordo, NM $76,935

Abilene, TX $76,866

Rapid City, SD $76,754

Monroe, LA $76,754

Albany, GA $76,702

Huntington, WV $76,693

Jackson, MS $76,685

Greenville, MS $76,676

Parkersburg, WV $76,590

Montgomery, AL $76,573

Johnstown, PA $76,555

Springfield, MO $76,486

Biloxi, MS $76,443

Sumter, SC $76,262

Columbus, GA $76,254

Twin Falls, ID $76,202

Pascagoula, MS $76,090

Kingsport, TN $75,865

Gulfport, MS $75,840

Alexandria, LA $75,555

Fort Smith, AR $75,339

El Paso, TX $75,106

Helena, MT $74,994

Las Cruces, NM $74,718

Harlingen, TX $74,477

Pocatello, ID $74,399

Florence, AL $74,373

Brownsville, TX $74,356

Dothan, AL $74,218

Mcallen, TX $74,175

Columbus, MS $73,537

Altus, OK $73,140

Lawton, OK $72,976

Pierre, SD $72,666

What Skills Can Increase an Executive Asst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 6.72% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Microsoft Excel (Mentioned in 1.61% Job Postings): Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. It features calculation or computation capabilities, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications.
Catering (Mentioned in 1.09% Job Postings): Catering is the business of providing food service at a remote site or a site such as a hotel, hospital, pub, aircraft, cruise ship, park, festival, filming location or film studio.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	6.72%
Microsoft Excel	1.61%
Catering	1.09%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Executive Asst's salary.

Logistics: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Logistics	$89,700	4%
Analysis	$89,700	4%
Innovation	$88,837	3%
Project Management	$88,837	3%
Collaboration	$88,837	3%
Onboarding	$88,837	3%

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How Education impacts an Executive Asst's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Executive Assts enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Executive Asst with a Associate's Degree is between $85,896 and $91,763).

Executive Asst Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Executive Asst

No Diploma 1.0%

High School 26.3%

Associates 19.2%

Bachelors 46.2%

Masters 6.9%

Doctorate 0.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.0%
High School	26.3%
Associates	19.2%
Bachelors	46.2%
Masters	6.9%
Doctorate	0.2%

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Executive Asst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Executive Asst's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$75,645

Average $86,250/year

$95,978

$6,304

Average $7,187/month

$7,998

$1,455

Average $1,659/week

$1,846

$36

Average $41/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,978	$7,998	$1,846	$46
Average	$86,250	$7,187	$1,659	$41
25th Percentile	$75,645	$6,304	$1,455	$36

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Salary Trends for Executive Asst

Salaries for an Executive Asst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $78,420 in 2023 to around $75,823 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Executive Asst salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Executive Asst Over Time

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2023

$78,420

2024

$76,591

2025

$75,823

2026

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2023	$78,420
2024	$76,591
2025	$75,823
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