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

An Executive Secretary's salary grows with experience: an Executive Assistant I (0-2 years)earns $62,916, an Executive Assistant II (2-4 years)earns $72,972, an Executive Secretary (4-7 years)earns $87,779, an Executive Assistant IV (7+ years)earns $99,271, an Executive Assistant V (7-10 years)earns $119,057,

What are the highest paying states for an Executive Secretary?

Executive Secretary salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Executive Secretary roles are District of Columbia $99,717, California $99,339, Massachusetts $98,015. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Executive Secretary roles make?

Salaries for Executive Secretary level roles vary by specialization: Executive Secretary V: $118,390; Executive Secretary Manager: $110,590; Executive Secretary Senior Supervisor: $100,590; Executive Secretary IV: $98,790; Executive Secretary III: $87,290.

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

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

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Executive Secretary in the United States is $90,062 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $111,004
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,617 to $101,024
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,017

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Executive Secretary Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,024	$8,419	$1,943	$49
Average	$90,062	$7,505	$1,732	$43
25th Percentile	$80,617	$6,718	$1,550	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Executive Secretary Salaries

An Executive Secretary'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 Secretary Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Executive Secretary'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): $62,916
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,972
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,779
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,271
Expert (over 8 years): $119,057

Levels	Salary
Executive... Level Executive Secretary	$62,916
Executive... Level Executive Secretary	$72,972
Executive... Level Executive Secretary	$87,779
Executive... Level Executive Secretary	$99,271
Executive... Level Executive Secretary	$119,057

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

District of Columbia: $99,717.
California: $99,339.
Massachusetts: $98,015.

District of Columbia $99,717 California $99,339 Massachusetts $98,015 Washington $97,655 New Jersey $97,619 Alaska $97,492 Connecticut $96,250 New York $95,745

Hawaii $94,133 Rhode Island $93,377 Maryland $92,863 Minnesota $92,161 Colorado $91,891 Illinois $91,801 Oregon $91,458 Delaware $91,206

New Hampshire $91,048 Virginia $90,693 Pennsylvania $89,657 Nevada $89,135 North Dakota $88,964 Michigan $88,693 Wisconsin $88,594 Vermont $88,396

Texas $87,847 Maine $87,811 Arizona $87,757 Ohio $87,694 Georgia $86,865 Indiana $86,451 Wyoming $86,370 Utah $86,244

Iowa $86,190 Kansas $85,757 Louisiana $85,631 North Carolina $85,586 Missouri $85,568 Florida $85,217 Montana $85,028 Nebraska $84,848

Kentucky $84,749 South Carolina $84,388 Tennessee $84,163 Idaho $84,073 New Mexico $83,416 Oklahoma $83,272 Alabama $82,740 South Dakota $81,849

Arkansas $81,362 West Virginia $81,101 Mississippi $80,318

Top Paying Cities for Executive Secretaries

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: $113,596
San Francisco: $112,479
Oakland: $109,984

San Jose, CA $113,596

San Francisco, CA $112,479

Oakland, CA $109,984

New York, NY $104,373

Queens Village, NY $103,698

Paramus, NJ $102,977

Passaic, NJ $102,887

Bergenfield, NJ $102,797

Stamford, CT $102,662

Huntington, NY $102,572

Newark, NJ $101,987

Bridgeport, CT $101,806

New Brunswick, NJ $101,509

Vallejo, CA $101,320

Middlesex, NJ $101,266

Somerset, NJ $101,185

Petaluma, CA $100,978

Santa Cruz, CA $100,627

Boston, MA $100,446

Monterey, CA $99,996

Fairbanks, AK $99,933

Los Angeles, CA $99,762

Washington, DC $99,717

Seattle, WA $99,555

Santa Rosa, CA $99,537

Juneau, AK $99,276

Orange, CA $98,978

Anchorage, AK $98,816

Anaheim, CA $98,753

Santa Ana, CA $98,618

Nassau, NY $98,564

Long Beach, CA $98,528

Danbury, CT $98,501

Santa Maria, CA $98,195

Everett, WA $98,177

Bremerton, WA $97,736

Trenton, NJ $97,564

Sacramento, CA $97,528

San Diego, CA $97,483

Brockton, MA $97,447

Tacoma, WA $97,411

Santa Barbara, CA $97,285

Lowell, MA $96,925

New Suffolk, NY $96,889

Nashua, NH $96,781

Lompoc, CA $96,637

Ventura, CA $96,547

Stockton, CA $96,520

New Haven, CT $96,340

Atlantic City, NJ $96,105

Hartford, CT $95,907

Modesto, CA $95,862

Poughkeepsie, NY $95,664

New Britain, CT $95,619

Olympia, WA $95,493

Kennewick, WA $95,493

New London, CT $95,475

Norwich, CT $95,448

Lawrence, MA $95,403

Bakersfield, CA $95,151

Riverside, CA $95,025

New Bedford, MA $95,025

Richland, WA $94,935

Portsmouth, NH $94,863

Vineland, NJ $94,845

San Bernardino, CA $94,773

Boulder, CO $94,520

Worcester, MA $94,448

Portland, OR $94,367

Saint Paul, MN $94,259

Minneapolis, MN $94,259

Philadelphia, PA $94,133

Honolulu, HI $93,656

Springfield, MA $93,341

Providence, RI $93,332

Chicago, IL $93,070

Bellingham, WA $92,962

Baltimore, MD $92,863

Chico, CA $92,638

Wilmington, DE $92,485

Pittsfield, MA $92,395

Manchester, NH $92,224

Spokane, WA $91,828

Denver, CO $91,819

Albany, NY $91,395

Troy, NY $91,359

Schenectady, NY $91,170

Burlington, VT $90,972

Portland, ME $90,657

Salem, OR $90,585

Yakima, WA $90,567

Ann Arbor, MI $90,540

Rochester, MN $90,287

Fresno, CA $90,242

Reno, NV $90,242

Milwaukee, WI $90,161

Detroit, MI $90,071

Allentown, PA $90,044

Carson City, NV $90,035

Houston, TX $89,900

Colorado Springs, CO $89,891

Syracuse, NY $89,846

Eugene, OR $89,675

Bismarck, ND $89,567

Gary, IN $89,567

Galveston, TX $89,567

Springfield, OR $89,495

Medford, OR $89,279

Fort Collins, CO $89,243

Austin, TX $89,171

Mesa, AZ $88,982

Phoenix, AZ $88,964

Dallas, TX $88,937

Reading, PA $88,882

Saint Cloud, MN $88,846

Concord, NH $88,765

Madison, WI $88,729

Utica, NY $88,486

Raleigh, NC $88,414

Las Vegas, NV $88,405

Rochester, NY $88,342

Des Moines, IA $88,333

Atlanta, GA $88,189

Battle Creek, MI $88,162

Salt Lake City, UT $88,135

Lancaster, PA $88,000

Champaign, IL $87,982

Harrisburg, PA $87,874

Durham, NC $87,793

Kansas City, MO $87,784

Kansas City, KS $87,766

Fort Worth, TX $87,757

Boca Raton, FL $87,721

Cleveland, OH $87,712

Columbus, OH $87,694

Pittsburgh, PA $87,685

Richmond, VA $87,649

Indianapolis, IN $87,631

Cincinnati, OH $87,514

Petersburg, VA $87,378

Billings, MT $87,180

Lansing, MI $87,180

Huntsville, AL $87,180

Lebanon, PA $87,171

Dayton, OH $87,162

Pueblo, CO $87,162

Appleton, WI $87,135

Buffalo, NY $87,099

Racine, WI $87,054

Charlotte, NC $87,045

Saint Louis, MO $87,018

Springfield, IL $86,982

Elkhart, IN $86,964

York, PA $86,964

Gastonia, NC $86,955

Benton Harbor, MI $86,955

Beaumont, TX $86,901

Lorain, OH $86,883

Toledo, OH $86,847

Binghamton, NY $86,802

Rock Hill, SC $86,793

Rockford, IL $86,748

Fargo, ND $86,703

Elyria, OH $86,703

Flagstaff, AZ $86,640

Fort Lauderdale, FL $86,586

Miami, FL $86,532

Duluth, MN $86,388

Bangor, ME $86,271

Cedar Rapids, IA $86,172

Louisville, KY $86,127

Grand Rapids, MI $86,109

Hialeah, FL $86,100

Casper, WY $85,973

Scranton, PA $85,865

New Orleans, LA $85,838

Virginia Beach, VA $85,829

Akron, OH $85,784

Peoria, IL $85,667

Sarasota, FL $85,649

Green Bay, WI $85,586

Baton Rouge, LA $85,541

Charleston, SC $85,523

Nashville, TN $85,496

Jamestown, NY $85,478

Davenport, IA $85,478

Tucson, AZ $85,433

Cheyenne, WY $85,406

Saint Petersburg, FL $85,379

Tampa, FL $85,361

Omaha, NE $85,343

Port Arthur, TX $85,307

Evansville, IN $85,307

Bradenton, FL $85,271

Santa Fe, NM $85,109

Orlando, FL $85,019

Clearwater, FL $84,920

Canton, OH $84,731

La Crosse, WI $84,731

Grand Forks, ND $84,704

Albuquerque, NM $84,677

Tulsa, OK $84,677

Newport News, VA $84,668

High Point, NC $84,641

Ogden, UT $84,605

Corpus Christi, TX $84,532

Laramie, WY $84,478

Norfolk, VA $84,478

Rock Island, IL $84,424

Saginaw, MI $84,406

Jacksonville, FL $84,397

Salisbury, NC $84,379

Memphis, TN $84,361

Moline, IL $84,316

Fort Myers, FL $84,289

Waterloo, IA $84,172

Spartanburg, SC $84,082

Lincoln, NE $84,037

Fort Wayne, IN $84,019

Birmingham, AL $83,920

Cedar Falls, IA $83,902

Provo, UT $83,893

Springfield, OH $83,884

San Antonio, TX $83,866

Greensboro, NC $83,830

South Bend, IN $83,821

Winston Salem, NC $83,812

Boise, ID $83,785

Savannah, GA $83,722

Muskegon, MI $83,560

Lima, OH $83,452

Lake Charles, LA $83,416

Anderson, IN $83,398

Lexington, KY $83,371

Augusta, GA $83,344

Greenville, SC $83,344

Wichita, KS $83,263

Tuscaloosa, AL $83,263

Columbia, SC $83,182

Bloomington, IN $82,956

Roanoke, VA $82,902

Asheville, NC $82,785

Knoxville, TN $82,632

Shreveport, LA $82,623

Wilmington, NC $82,506

Frankfort, KY $82,335

Oklahoma City, OK $82,272

Chillicothe, OH $82,236

Longview, TX $82,227

Topeka, KS $82,200

Mobile, AL $82,065

Terre Haute, IN $82,029

Erie, PA $82,020

Altoona, PA $81,975

Melbourne, FL $81,948

Amarillo, TX $81,912

Killeen, TX $81,885

Fayetteville, AR $81,813

Sioux Falls, SD $81,750

Chattanooga, TN $81,696

Idaho Falls, ID $81,687

Gainesville, FL $81,497

Portsmouth, OH $81,452

Little Rock, AR $81,434

Lynchburg, VA $81,434

Lafayette, LA $81,398

Youngstown, OH $81,398

Temple, TX $81,362

Daytona Beach, FL $81,344

Clarksville, TN $81,335

Pensacola, FL $81,326

Hopkinsville, KY $81,056

Charleston, WV $81,047

Florence, SC $81,002

Sioux City, IA $80,948

Macon, GA $80,687

Tallahassee, FL $80,678

Fayetteville, NC $80,660

Waco, TX $80,642

Wichita Falls, TX $80,642

Pine Bluff, AR $80,606

Vincennes, IN $80,435

Lubbock, TX $80,399

Great Falls, MT $80,345

Alamogordo, NM $80,336

Abilene, TX $80,264

Rapid City, SD $80,146

Monroe, LA $80,146

Albany, GA $80,092

Huntington, WV $80,083

Jackson, MS $80,074

Greenville, MS $80,065

Parkersburg, WV $79,975

Montgomery, AL $79,957

Johnstown, PA $79,939

Springfield, MO $79,867

Biloxi, MS $79,822

Sumter, SC $79,633

Columbus, GA $79,624

Twin Falls, ID $79,570

Pascagoula, MS $79,453

Kingsport, TN $79,219

Gulfport, MS $79,192

Alexandria, LA $78,895

Fort Smith, AR $78,669

El Paso, TX $78,426

Helena, MT $78,309

Las Cruces, NM $78,021

Harlingen, TX $77,769

Pocatello, ID $77,688

Florence, AL $77,661

Brownsville, TX $77,643

Dothan, AL $77,499

Mcallen, TX $77,454

Columbus, MS $76,787

Altus, OK $76,373

Lawton, OK $76,202

Pierre, SD $75,877

What Skills Can Increase an Executive Secretary'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 Secretary'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	$93,665	4%
Analysis	$93,665	4%
Innovation	$92,764	3%
Project Management	$92,764	3%
Collaboration	$92,764	3%
Onboarding	$92,764	3%

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How Education impacts an Executive Secretary's Salary?

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

Executive Secretary Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Executive Secretary

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

Understanding how an Executive Secretary'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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$80,617

Average $90,062/year

$101,024

$6,718

Average $7,505/month

$8,419

$1,550

Average $1,732/week

$1,943

$39

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,024	$8,419	$1,943	$49
Average	$90,062	$7,505	$1,732	$43
25th Percentile	$80,617	$6,718	$1,550	$39

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Salary Trends for Executive Secretary

Salaries for an Executive Secretary can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $77,816 in 2023 to around $75,240 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Executive Secretary salary trends, .

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2023

$77,816

2024

$76,002

2025

$75,240

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2024	$76,002
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