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

An Executive Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $82,094 for beginners, reaching about $84,677 at mid-level, and approach $90,911 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Executive Assistant?

Executive Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Executive Assistant roles are District of Columbia $98,158, California $97,786, Massachusetts $96,483. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Executive Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Executive Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Executive Assistant V: $118,385; Executive Assistant Manager: $110,502; Executive Assistant IV: $98,706; Executive Assistant III: $87,245; Executive Assistant Supervisor: $82,884.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Executive Assistant 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 Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Executive Assistant in the United States is $88,655 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $109,342
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,368 to $99,483
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,914

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Executive Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,483	$8,290	$1,913	$48
Average	$88,655	$7,388	$1,705	$43
25th Percentile	$79,368	$6,614	$1,526	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Executive Assistant Salaries

An Executive Assistant'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 Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Executive Assistant'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): $82,094
Early Career (1-2 years): $82,812
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,677
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $87,451
Expert (over 8 years): $90,911

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Executive Assistant	$82,094
Intermediate Level Executive Assistant	$82,812
Senior Level Executive Assistant	$84,677
Specialist Level Executive Assistant	$87,451
Expert Level Executive Assistant	$90,911

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How Do Executive Assistant 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 Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $98,158.
California: $97,786.
Massachusetts: $96,483.

District of Columbia $98,158 California $97,786 Massachusetts $96,483 Washington $96,128 New Jersey $96,093 Alaska $95,969 Connecticut $94,745 New York $94,249

Hawaii $92,662 Rhode Island $91,917 Maryland $91,412 Minnesota $90,720 Colorado $90,454 Illinois $90,366 Oregon $90,029 Delaware $89,781

New Hampshire $89,624 Virginia $89,275 Pennsylvania $88,256 Nevada $87,741 North Dakota $87,573 Michigan $87,307 Wisconsin $87,210 Vermont $87,014

Texas $86,474 Maine $86,438 Arizona $86,385 Ohio $86,323 Georgia $85,507 Indiana $85,100 Wyoming $85,020 Utah $84,896

Iowa $84,842 Kansas $84,417 Louisiana $84,293 North Carolina $84,248 Missouri $84,231 Florida $83,885 Montana $83,699 Nebraska $83,521

Kentucky $83,424 South Carolina $83,069 Tennessee $82,848 Idaho $82,759 New Mexico $82,112 Oklahoma $81,970 Alabama $81,447 South Dakota $80,569

Arkansas $80,091 West Virginia $79,833 Mississippi $79,062

Top Paying Cities for Executive Assistants

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: $111,820
San Francisco: $110,721
Oakland: $108,265

San Jose, CA $111,820

San Francisco, CA $110,721

Oakland, CA $108,265

New York, NY $102,742

Queens Village, NY $102,077

Paramus, NJ $101,368

Passaic, NJ $101,279

Bergenfield, NJ $101,190

Stamford, CT $101,057

Huntington, NY $100,969

Newark, NJ $100,392

Bridgeport, CT $100,215

New Brunswick, NJ $99,923

Vallejo, CA $99,736

Middlesex, NJ $99,683

Somerset, NJ $99,603

Petaluma, CA $99,400

Santa Cruz, CA $99,054

Boston, MA $98,876

Monterey, CA $98,433

Fairbanks, AK $98,371

Los Angeles, CA $98,203

Washington, DC $98,158

Seattle, WA $97,999

Santa Rosa, CA $97,981

Juneau, AK $97,724

Orange, CA $97,431

Anchorage, AK $97,272

Anaheim, CA $97,210

Santa Ana, CA $97,077

Nassau, NY $97,024

Long Beach, CA $96,988

Danbury, CT $96,962

Santa Maria, CA $96,660

Everett, WA $96,642

Bremerton, WA $96,208

Trenton, NJ $96,040

Sacramento, CA $96,004

San Diego, CA $95,960

Brockton, MA $95,924

Tacoma, WA $95,889

Santa Barbara, CA $95,765

Lowell, MA $95,410

New Suffolk, NY $95,375

Nashua, NH $95,268

Lompoc, CA $95,126

Ventura, CA $95,038

Stockton, CA $95,011

New Haven, CT $94,834

Atlantic City, NJ $94,603

Hartford, CT $94,408

Modesto, CA $94,364

Poughkeepsie, NY $94,169

New Britain, CT $94,125

Olympia, WA $94,000

Kennewick, WA $94,000

New London, CT $93,983

Norwich, CT $93,956

Lawrence, MA $93,912

Bakersfield, CA $93,664

Riverside, CA $93,539

New Bedford, MA $93,539

Richland, WA $93,451

Portsmouth, NH $93,380

Vineland, NJ $93,362

San Bernardino, CA $93,291

Boulder, CO $93,043

Worcester, MA $92,972

Portland, OR $92,892

Saint Paul, MN $92,786

Minneapolis, MN $92,786

Philadelphia, PA $92,662

Honolulu, HI $92,192

Springfield, MA $91,882

Providence, RI $91,873

Chicago, IL $91,616

Bellingham, WA $91,509

Baltimore, MD $91,412

Chico, CA $91,190

Wilmington, DE $91,039

Pittsfield, MA $90,951

Manchester, NH $90,782

Spokane, WA $90,392

Denver, CO $90,383

Albany, NY $89,967

Troy, NY $89,931

Schenectady, NY $89,745

Burlington, VT $89,550

Portland, ME $89,240

Salem, OR $89,169

Yakima, WA $89,151

Ann Arbor, MI $89,124

Rochester, MN $88,876

Fresno, CA $88,832

Reno, NV $88,832

Milwaukee, WI $88,752

Detroit, MI $88,663

Allentown, PA $88,637

Carson City, NV $88,628

Houston, TX $88,495

Colorado Springs, CO $88,486

Syracuse, NY $88,442

Eugene, OR $88,273

Bismarck, ND $88,167

Gary, IN $88,167

Galveston, TX $88,167

Springfield, OR $88,096

Medford, OR $87,883

Fort Collins, CO $87,848

Austin, TX $87,777

Mesa, AZ $87,591

Phoenix, AZ $87,573

Dallas, TX $87,546

Reading, PA $87,493

Saint Cloud, MN $87,458

Concord, NH $87,378

Madison, WI $87,343

Utica, NY $87,103

Raleigh, NC $87,032

Las Vegas, NV $87,023

Rochester, NY $86,961

Des Moines, IA $86,952

Atlanta, GA $86,811

Battle Creek, MI $86,784

Salt Lake City, UT $86,757

Lancaster, PA $86,624

Champaign, IL $86,607

Harrisburg, PA $86,500

Durham, NC $86,421

Kansas City, MO $86,412

Kansas City, KS $86,394

Fort Worth, TX $86,385

Boca Raton, FL $86,350

Cleveland, OH $86,341

Columbus, OH $86,323

Pittsburgh, PA $86,314

Richmond, VA $86,279

Indianapolis, IN $86,261

Cincinnati, OH $86,146

Petersburg, VA $86,013

Billings, MT $85,818

Lansing, MI $85,818

Huntsville, AL $85,818

Lebanon, PA $85,809

Dayton, OH $85,800

Pueblo, CO $85,800

Appleton, WI $85,773

Buffalo, NY $85,738

Racine, WI $85,694

Charlotte, NC $85,685

Saint Louis, MO $85,658

Springfield, IL $85,623

Elkhart, IN $85,605

York, PA $85,605

Gastonia, NC $85,596

Benton Harbor, MI $85,596

Beaumont, TX $85,543

Lorain, OH $85,525

Toledo, OH $85,490

Binghamton, NY $85,445

Rock Hill, SC $85,436

Rockford, IL $85,392

Fargo, ND $85,348

Elyria, OH $85,348

Flagstaff, AZ $85,286

Fort Lauderdale, FL $85,233

Miami, FL $85,179

Duluth, MN $85,037

Bangor, ME $84,922

Cedar Rapids, IA $84,825

Louisville, KY $84,780

Grand Rapids, MI $84,763

Hialeah, FL $84,754

Casper, WY $84,630

Scranton, PA $84,523

New Orleans, LA $84,497

Virginia Beach, VA $84,488

Akron, OH $84,444

Peoria, IL $84,328

Sarasota, FL $84,311

Green Bay, WI $84,248

Baton Rouge, LA $84,204

Charleston, SC $84,186

Nashville, TN $84,160

Jamestown, NY $84,142

Davenport, IA $84,142

Tucson, AZ $84,098

Cheyenne, WY $84,071

Saint Petersburg, FL $84,045

Tampa, FL $84,027

Omaha, NE $84,009

Port Arthur, TX $83,974

Evansville, IN $83,974

Bradenton, FL $83,938

Santa Fe, NM $83,779

Orlando, FL $83,690

Clearwater, FL $83,592

Canton, OH $83,406

La Crosse, WI $83,406

Grand Forks, ND $83,380

Albuquerque, NM $83,353

Tulsa, OK $83,353

Newport News, VA $83,344

High Point, NC $83,318

Ogden, UT $83,282

Corpus Christi, TX $83,211

Laramie, WY $83,158

Norfolk, VA $83,158

Rock Island, IL $83,105

Saginaw, MI $83,087

Jacksonville, FL $83,078

Salisbury, NC $83,060

Memphis, TN $83,043

Moline, IL $82,998

Fort Myers, FL $82,972

Waterloo, IA $82,857

Spartanburg, SC $82,768

Lincoln, NE $82,724

Fort Wayne, IN $82,706

Birmingham, AL $82,608

Cedar Falls, IA $82,591

Provo, UT $82,582

Springfield, OH $82,573

San Antonio, TX $82,555

Greensboro, NC $82,520

South Bend, IN $82,511

Winston Salem, NC $82,502

Boise, ID $82,475

Savannah, GA $82,413

Muskegon, MI $82,254

Lima, OH $82,147

Lake Charles, LA $82,112

Anderson, IN $82,094

Lexington, KY $82,068

Augusta, GA $82,041

Greenville, SC $82,041

Wichita, KS $81,961

Tuscaloosa, AL $81,961

Columbia, SC $81,881

Bloomington, IN $81,660

Roanoke, VA $81,607

Asheville, NC $81,491

Knoxville, TN $81,341

Shreveport, LA $81,332

Wilmington, NC $81,216

Frankfort, KY $81,048

Oklahoma City, OK $80,986

Chillicothe, OH $80,951

Longview, TX $80,942

Topeka, KS $80,915

Mobile, AL $80,782

Terre Haute, IN $80,747

Erie, PA $80,738

Altoona, PA $80,693

Melbourne, FL $80,667

Amarillo, TX $80,631

Killeen, TX $80,605

Fayetteville, AR $80,534

Sioux Falls, SD $80,472

Chattanooga, TN $80,419

Idaho Falls, ID $80,410

Gainesville, FL $80,224

Portsmouth, OH $80,179

Little Rock, AR $80,161

Lynchburg, VA $80,161

Lafayette, LA $80,126

Youngstown, OH $80,126

Temple, TX $80,091

Daytona Beach, FL $80,073

Clarksville, TN $80,064

Pensacola, FL $80,055

Hopkinsville, KY $79,789

Charleston, WV $79,780

Florence, SC $79,736

Sioux City, IA $79,683

Macon, GA $79,426

Tallahassee, FL $79,417

Fayetteville, NC $79,399

Waco, TX $79,381

Wichita Falls, TX $79,381

Pine Bluff, AR $79,346

Vincennes, IN $79,177

Lubbock, TX $79,142

Great Falls, MT $79,089

Alamogordo, NM $79,080

Abilene, TX $79,009

Rapid City, SD $78,894

Monroe, LA $78,894

Albany, GA $78,841

Huntington, WV $78,832

Jackson, MS $78,823

Greenville, MS $78,814

Parkersburg, WV $78,725

Montgomery, AL $78,708

Johnstown, PA $78,690

Springfield, MO $78,619

Biloxi, MS $78,575

Sumter, SC $78,388

Columbus, GA $78,380

Twin Falls, ID $78,326

Pascagoula, MS $78,211

Kingsport, TN $77,981

Gulfport, MS $77,954

Alexandria, LA $77,661

Fort Smith, AR $77,440

El Paso, TX $77,200

Helena, MT $77,085

Las Cruces, NM $76,801

Harlingen, TX $76,553

Pocatello, ID $76,473

Florence, AL $76,447

Brownsville, TX $76,429

Dothan, AL $76,287

Mcallen, TX $76,243

Columbus, MS $75,587

Altus, OK $75,179

Lawton, OK $75,011

Pierre, SD $74,692

What Skills Can Increase an Executive Assistant'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 Assistant'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	$92,201	4%
Analysis	$92,201	4%
Innovation	$91,314	3%
Project Management	$91,314	3%
Collaboration	$91,314	3%
Onboarding	$91,314	3%

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How Education impacts an Executive Assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Executive Assistants 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 Assistant with a Associate's Degree is between $85,896 and $91,763).

Executive Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Executive Assistant

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 Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Executive Assistant'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.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$79,368

Average $88,655/year

$99,483

$6,614

Average $7,388/month

$8,290

$1,526

Average $1,705/week

$1,913

$38

Average $43/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,483	$8,290	$1,913	$48
Average	$88,655	$7,388	$1,705	$43
25th Percentile	$79,368	$6,614	$1,526	$38

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Salary Trends for Executive Assistant

Salaries for an Executive Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $76,625 in 2023 to around $74,088 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Executive Assistant salary trends, .

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2024

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