Executive Assistant Salary in Massachusetts

How much does an Executive Assistant make in Massachusetts?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Executive Assistant in Massachusetts is $96,514 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $118,957
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $86,392 to $108,261
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,176

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Executive Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,261	$9,022	$2,082	$52
Average	$96,514	$8,043	$1,856	$46
25th Percentile	$86,392	$7,199	$1,661	$42

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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 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): $67,423
Early Career (1-2 years): $78,199
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,067
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $106,382
Expert (over 8 years): $127,585

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Executive... Level Executive Assistant	$67,423
Executive... Level Executive Assistant	$78,199
Executive... Level Executive Assistant	$94,067
Executive... Level Executive Assistant	$106,382
Executive... Level Executive Assistant	$127,585

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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: $98,190.
California: $97,818.
Massachusetts: $96,514.

District of Columbia $98,190 California $97,818 Massachusetts $96,514 Washington $96,159 New Jersey $96,124 Alaska $96,000 Connecticut $94,776 New York $94,279

Hawaii $92,692 Rhode Island $91,947 Maryland $91,441 Minnesota $90,750 Colorado $90,483 Illinois $90,395 Oregon $90,058 Delaware $89,809

New Hampshire $89,653 Virginia $89,304 Pennsylvania $88,284 Nevada $87,770 North Dakota $87,601 Michigan $87,335 Wisconsin $87,238 Vermont $87,043

Texas $86,502 Maine $86,466 Arizona $86,413 Ohio $86,351 Georgia $85,535 Indiana $85,127 Wyoming $85,047 Utah $84,923

Iowa $84,870 Kansas $84,444 Louisiana $84,320 North Carolina $84,276 Missouri $84,258 Florida $83,912 Montana $83,726 Nebraska $83,548

Kentucky $83,451 South Carolina $83,096 Tennessee $82,874 Idaho $82,786 New Mexico $82,138 Oklahoma $81,996 Alabama $81,473 South Dakota $80,595

Arkansas $80,116 West Virginia $79,859 Mississippi $79,088

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:

Agawam: $91,911
Amherst: $91,645
Barre: $92,736

Agawam, MA $91,911 Amherst, MA $91,645 Barre, MA $92,736 Belchertown, MA $91,761 Blandford, MA $91,672 Bondsville, MA $91,796 Brimfield, MA $91,619 Chester, MA $90,741

Chesterfield, MA $91,140 Chicopee, MA $91,911 Cummington, MA $90,741 Easthampton, MA $91,849 East Longmeadow, MA $91,911 East Otis, MA $92,035 Feeding Hills, MA $91,911 Gilbertville, MA $92,381

Goshen, MA $91,113 Granby, MA $91,885 Granville, MA $91,796 Hadley, MA $91,707 Hampden, MA $91,911 Hardwick, MA $92,443 Hatfield, MA $91,672 Haydenville, MA $91,530

Holyoke, MA $91,911 Huntington, MA $91,707 Leeds, MA $91,672 Leverett, MA $91,619 Ludlow, MA $91,911 Monson, MA $91,796 North Amherst, MA $91,796 Northampton, MA $91,734

Florence, MA $91,734 North Hatfield, MA $91,663 Oakham, MA $92,887 Palmer, MA $91,796 Plainfield, MA $90,741 Russell, MA $91,796 Shutesbury, MA $91,761 Southampton, MA $91,885

South Barre, MA $92,798 South Hadley, MA $91,885 Southwick, MA $91,911 Thorndike, MA $91,796 Three Rivers, MA $91,849 Wales, MA $91,619 Ware, MA $92,408 Warren, MA $92,133

West Chesterfield, MA $90,687 Westfield, MA $91,911 West Hatfield, MA $91,619 West Springfield, MA $91,911 West Warren, MA $92,514 Whately, MA $91,468 Wheelwright, MA $92,763 Wilbraham, MA $91,911

Williamsburg, MA $91,494 Woronoco, MA $91,823 Worthington, MA $90,776 Springfield, MA $91,911 Longmeadow, MA $91,911 Indian Orchard, MA $91,911 Pittsfield, MA $90,980 Adams, MA $90,891

Ashley Falls, MA $92,550 Becket, MA $90,891 Berkshire, MA $90,980 Cheshire, MA $90,980 Dalton, MA $90,980 Glendale, MA $90,953 Great Barrington, MA $90,714 Hinsdale, MA $90,980

Housatonic, MA $90,829 Lanesboro, MA $90,980 Lee, MA $90,953 Lenox, MA $90,980 Lenox Dale, MA $90,980 Middlefield, MA $90,865 Mill River, MA $91,769 Monterey, MA $90,714

North Adams, MA $90,776 North Egremont, MA $90,909 Otis, MA $90,687 Richmond, MA $90,980 Sandisfield, MA $92,115 Savoy, MA $90,865 Sheffield, MA $91,973 South Egremont, MA $91,087

Southfield, MA $92,417 South Lee, MA $90,953 Stockbridge, MA $90,953 Tyringham, MA $90,829 West Stockbridge, MA $90,918 Williamstown, MA $90,776 Windsor, MA $90,953 Greenfield, MA $91,202

Ashfield, MA $90,794 Athol, MA $92,842 Bernardston, MA $91,166 Buckland, MA $90,670 Charlemont, MA $90,457 Colrain, MA $90,758 Conway, MA $91,069 Deerfield, MA $91,228

Drury, MA $90,200 Erving, MA $91,796 Heath, MA $90,457 Lake Pleasant, MA $91,388 Millers Falls, MA $91,308 Monroe Bridge, MA $90,111 Montague, MA $91,388 Gill, MA $91,725

New Salem, MA $92,080 Northfield, MA $91,725 Orange, MA $92,532 Petersham, MA $92,825 Rowe, MA $90,253 Royalston, MA $92,984 Shelburne Falls, MA $90,750 South Deerfield, MA $91,370

Sunderland, MA $91,450 Turners Falls, MA $91,308 Warwick, MA $92,541 Wendell, MA $91,725 Wendell Depot, MA $92,053 Fitchburg, MA $93,720 Ashburnham, MA $93,286 Ashby, MA $94,971

Ayer, MA $95,210 Devens, MA $95,139 Baldwinville, MA $93,135 East Templeton, MA $93,162 Gardner, MA $93,330 Westminster, MA $93,330 Groton, MA $95,299 Harvard, MA $95,290

Hubbardston, MA $92,763 Leominster, MA $92,798 Littleton, MA $95,441 Lunenburg, MA $95,006 Pepperell, MA $95,299 Shirley, MA $95,104 Still River, MA $95,237 Templeton, MA $93,162

Townsend, MA $95,130 West Groton, MA $95,175 West Townsend, MA $95,095 Winchendon, MA $92,958 Winchendon Springs, MA $92,940 Auburn, MA $93,002 North Dartmouth, MA $93,570 South Dartmouth, MA $93,570

North Attleboro, MA $91,876 Plainville, MA $91,814 Attleboro Falls, MA $91,840 North Dighton, MA $91,787 Norton, MA $95,929 Raynham, MA $95,955 Raynham Center, MA $95,955 Rehoboth, MA $91,902

Rochester, MA $93,570 Seekonk, MA $91,902 Swansea, MA $91,814 Berkley, MA $93,623 Taunton, MA $95,867 Westport, MA $93,570 Westport Point, MA $93,570 Berlin, MA $92,940

Cataumet, MA $93,366 Blackstone, MA $91,787 Boylston, MA $93,002 Brookfield, MA $92,825 Charlton, MA $92,940 Charlton City, MA $92,940 Charlton Depot, MA $92,940 Clinton, MA $92,940

East Brookfield, MA $92,913 Douglas, MA $92,851 East Princeton, MA $92,887 Fiskdale, MA $92,736 Grafton, MA $93,002 Holden, MA $93,002 Holland, MA $92,692 Jefferson, MA $93,002

Lancaster, MA $92,851 Leicester, MA $93,002 Linwood, MA $92,798 Manchaug, MA $93,002 Millbury, MA $93,002 Millville, MA $91,698 New Braintree, MA $92,798 Northborough, MA $93,002

Northbridge, MA $92,975 North Brookfield, MA $92,887 North Grafton, MA $93,002 North Oxford, MA $93,002 North Uxbridge, MA $92,798 Oxford, MA $92,975 Princeton, MA $92,913 Rochdale, MA $93,002

Rutland, MA $93,002 Shrewsbury, MA $93,002 Southbridge, MA $92,798 South Grafton, MA $93,002 South Lancaster, MA $92,913 Spencer, MA $93,002 Sterling, MA $92,940 Sturbridge, MA $92,763

Upton, MA $92,940 Uxbridge, MA $92,825 Webster, MA $92,825 Dudley, MA $92,825 Westborough, MA $93,002 West Boylston, MA $93,002 West Brookfield, MA $92,798 West Millbury, MA $93,002

Whitinsville, MA $92,940 Sutton, MA $93,002 Worcester, MA $93,002 East Walpole, MA $95,955 Cherry Valley, MA $93,002 Paxton, MA $93,002 Framingham, MA $95,689 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $95,441

Boxborough, MA $95,379 Acton, MA $95,379 Ashland, MA $92,763 Bedford, MA $95,414 Hanscom Afb, MA $97,099 Bolton, MA $92,825 Carlisle, MA $95,441 Concord, MA $95,352

Fayville, MA $92,825 Holliston, MA $95,627 Hopedale, MA $92,798 Hopkinton, MA $92,851 Hudson, MA $92,851 Marlborough, MA $92,887 Maynard, MA $95,263 Mendon, MA $92,798

Milford, MA $92,798 Natick, MA $98,758 Sherborn, MA $98,704 Southborough, MA $92,851 Foxboro, MA $95,955 Franklin, MA $93,712 Greenbush, MA $95,778 Green Harbor, MA $95,751

Hingham, MA $97,348 Hull, MA $98,908 Humarock, MA $95,778 Mansfield, MA $95,955 Marshfield, MA $95,751 Marshfield Hills, MA $95,751 Medfield, MA $97,268 Medway, MA $95,689

Millis, MA $95,751 Minot, MA $95,778 Norfolk, MA $95,840 North Marshfield, MA $95,751 North Scituate, MA $95,751 Norwell, MA $95,840 Norwood, MA $95,955 Ocean Bluff, MA $95,751

Scituate, MA $95,751 Sharon, MA $95,955 Sheldonville, MA $93,756 South Walpole, MA $95,893 Stoughton, MA $95,955 Walpole, MA $95,929 Westwood, MA $97,356 Wrentham, MA $95,804

Boston, MA $98,908 Roxbury, MA $98,908 Roxbury Crossing, MA $98,908 Dorchester, MA $98,908 Dorchester Center, MA $98,908 Mattapan, MA $98,908 Charlestown, MA $98,908 Jamaica Plain, MA $98,908

Roslindale, MA $98,908 West Roxbury, MA $98,908 Allston, MA $98,908 Brighton, MA $98,908 Hyde Park, MA $98,908 Readville, MA $98,908 Cambridge, MA $98,908 Somerville, MA $98,908

Malden, MA $98,908 Everett, MA $98,908 Chelsea, MA $98,908 Revere, MA $98,908 Winthrop, MA $98,908 Medford, MA $98,908 West Medford, MA $98,908 Quincy, MA $98,908

Melrose, MA $98,908 Stoneham, MA $98,908 Braintree, MA $95,955 Milton, MA $98,908 Milton Village, MA $98,908 Weymouth, MA $95,955 East Weymouth, MA $95,955 South Weymouth, MA $95,955

North Weymouth, MA $95,955 East Boston, MA $98,908 Brockton, MA $95,955 Avon, MA $95,955 Bridgewater, MA $95,955 Bryantville, MA $95,893 Carver, MA $94,483 Duxbury, MA $95,689

East Bridgewater, MA $95,955 Easton, MA $95,955 Elmwood, MA $95,955 Halifax, MA $95,893 Hanover, MA $95,893 Hanson, MA $95,955 Holbrook, MA $95,955 Middleboro, MA $94,572

Manomet, MA $94,740 Lakeville, MA $93,419 Monponsett, MA $95,929 Abington, MA $95,955 North Carver, MA $95,751 North Easton, MA $95,955 North Pembroke, MA $95,867 Pembroke, MA $95,893

Plymouth, MA $94,873 Kingston, MA $95,716 South Carver, MA $93,330 Plympton, MA $95,804 Randolph, MA $95,955 Rockland, MA $95,955 South Easton, MA $95,955 West Bridgewater, MA $95,955

White Horse Beach, MA $94,802 Whitman, MA $95,955 Lexington, MA $98,908 Brookline, MA $98,908 Brookline Village, MA $98,908 Waltham, MA $98,908 North Waltham, MA $98,908 New Town, MA $98,908

Babson Park, MA $98,908 Newton, MA $98,908 Newton Center, MA $98,908 Newtonville, MA $98,908 Newton Highlands, MA $98,908 Newton Lower Falls, MA $98,908 Newton Upper Falls, MA $98,908 West Newton, MA $98,908

Auburndale, MA $98,908 Chestnut Hill, MA $98,908 Waban, MA $98,908 Watertown, MA $98,908 Arlington, MA $98,908 Arlington Heights, MA $98,908 Belmont, MA $98,908 Waverley, MA $98,908

Wellesley Hills, MA $98,908 Wellesley, MA $98,882 Needham, MA $98,908 Weston, MA $98,908 Needham Heights, MA $98,908 Nonantum, MA $98,908 Buzzards Bay, MA $93,304 Lincoln, MA $98,846

Stow, MA $95,263 Sudbury, MA $98,704 Wayland, MA $98,758 Woodville, MA $92,913 Woburn, MA $98,908 Burlington, MA $97,135 Andover, MA $93,942 Billerica, MA $95,441

Chelmsford, MA $95,441 Dracut, MA $95,441 Dunstable, MA $95,299 Haverhill, MA $93,942 Georgetown, MA $93,942 Groveland, MA $93,942 Lawrence, MA $93,942 Methuen, MA $93,942

North Andover, MA $93,942 Lowell, MA $95,441 Merrimac, MA $93,880 North Billerica, MA $95,441 North Chelmsford, MA $95,441 North Reading, MA $93,880 Nutting Lake, MA $95,441 Pinehurst, MA $95,441

Reading, MA $96,000 Tewksbury, MA $95,441 Tyngsboro, MA $95,441 Wakefield, MA $98,882 West Boxford, MA $93,942 Westford, MA $95,441 Wilmington, MA $94,678 Winchester, MA $98,908

Lynn, MA $98,908 Saugus, MA $98,908 Swampscott, MA $98,846 Nahant, MA $98,908 Amesbury, MA $93,463 Beverly, MA $98,669 Boxford, MA $93,942 Byfield, MA $93,880

Danvers, MA $93,791 Essex, MA $94,758 Gloucester, MA $94,900 Hamilton, MA $93,738 Hathorne, MA $93,791 Chilmark, MA $93,064 East Falmouth, MA $93,516 East Sandwich, MA $93,853

East Wareham, MA $93,330 Edgartown, MA $93,126 Falmouth, MA $93,366 Woods Hole, MA $93,366 Menemsha, MA $93,126 Monument Beach, MA $93,330 Nantucket, MA $93,126 North Falmouth, MA $93,392

Oak Bluffs, MA $93,153 Onset, MA $93,392 Pocasset, MA $93,366 Sagamore, MA $94,049 Sagamore Beach, MA $94,049 Sandwich, MA $93,862 Siasconset, MA $93,126 Silver Beach, MA $93,392

Vineyard Haven, MA $93,233 Wareham, MA $93,419 West Chop, MA $93,233 West Falmouth, MA $93,392 West Tisbury, MA $93,126 West Wareham, MA $93,454 Hyannis, MA $93,268 Barnstable, MA $93,579

Brewster, MA $93,126 Centerville, MA $93,543 Chatham, MA $93,126 Cotuit, MA $93,605 Ipswich, MA $93,738 Cummaquid, MA $93,295 Lynnfield, MA $96,319 Manchester, MA $95,122

Marblehead, MA $98,731 Middleton, MA $93,916 Newburyport, MA $93,765 Newbury, MA $93,942 Salisbury, MA $93,162 Peabody, MA $98,793 Prides Crossing, MA $96,177 Rockport, MA $94,891

Rowley, MA $93,791 Salem, MA $98,793 South Hamilton, MA $93,738 Topsfield, MA $93,880 Wenham, MA $93,765 West Newbury, MA $93,942 Accord, MA $95,955 Bellingham, MA $91,636

Brant Rock, MA $95,556 Canton, MA $95,955 Cohasset, MA $97,259 Dedham, MA $98,908 Dover, MA $98,820 East Mansfield, MA $95,955 Dennis, MA $93,126 Dennis Port, MA $93,126

East Dennis, MA $93,126 Eastham, MA $93,126 East Orleans, MA $93,126 Forestdale, MA $93,738 Harwich, MA $93,126 Harwich Port, MA $93,126 Hyannis Port, MA $93,259 Marstons Mills, MA $93,703

Mashpee, MA $93,765 North Chatham, MA $93,126 North Eastham, MA $94,323 North Truro, MA $95,512 Orleans, MA $93,126 Osterville, MA $93,428 Provincetown, MA $95,334 South Chatham, MA $93,126

South Dennis, MA $93,126 South Harwich, MA $93,126 South Orleans, MA $93,126 South Wellfleet, MA $94,323 South Yarmouth, MA $93,126 Truro, MA $94,323 Wellfleet, MA $94,323 West Barnstable, MA $93,747

West Chatham, MA $93,126 West Dennis, MA $93,126 West Harwich, MA $93,126 West Hyannisport, MA $93,463 West Yarmouth, MA $93,126 Yarmouth Port, MA $93,126 Assonet, MA $93,508 Attleboro, MA $91,902

Chartley, MA $95,955 Cuttyhunk, MA $93,419 Dartmouth, MA $93,570 Dighton, MA $92,576 East Freetown, MA $93,570 East Taunton, MA $95,804 Fairhaven, MA $93,570 Fall River, MA $93,570

Somerset, MA $93,481 Marion, MA $93,570 Mattapoisett, MA $93,570 New Bedford, MA $93,570 Acushnet, MA $93,570

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 April 01, 2026

$86,392

Average $96,514/year

$108,261

$7,199

Average $8,043/month

$9,022

$1,661

Average $1,856/week

$2,082

$42

Average $46/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,261	$9,022	$2,082	$52
Average	$96,514	$8,043	$1,856	$46
25th Percentile	$86,392	$7,199	$1,661	$42

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