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

An Excutive Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $84,855 for beginners, reaching about $87,524 at mid-level, and approach $93,967 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Excutive Assistant?

Excutive Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Excutive Assistant roles are District of Columbia $98,056, California $97,684, Massachusetts $96,383. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Excutive Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Excutive Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Physician Assistant - Cardiology: $121,578; Physician Assistant - Clinic: $121,578; Telemedicine Assistant: $76,700; Account Excutive: $64,553; Assistant: $57,431.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Excutive 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.

Excutive Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Excutive Assistant in the United States is $88,563 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,204
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,885 to $98,320
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,164

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Excutive Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,320	$8,193	$1,891	$47
Average	$88,563	$7,380	$1,703	$43
25th Percentile	$77,885	$6,490	$1,498	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Excutive Assistant Salaries

An Excutive 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 Excutive Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Excutive 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): $84,855
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,596
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,524
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $90,392
Expert (over 8 years): $93,967

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Excutive Assistant	$84,855
Intermediate Level Excutive Assistant	$85,596
Senior Level Excutive Assistant	$87,524
Specialist Level Excutive Assistant	$90,392
Expert Level Excutive Assistant	$93,967

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

District of Columbia: $98,056.
California: $97,684.
Massachusetts: $96,383.

District of Columbia $98,056

California $97,684

Massachusetts $96,383

Washington $96,028

New Jersey $95,993

Alaska $95,869

Connecticut $94,647

New York $94,151

Hawaii $92,566

Rhode Island $91,822

Maryland $91,317

Minnesota $90,626

Colorado $90,360

Illinois $90,272

Oregon $89,935

Delaware $89,687

New Hampshire $89,531

Virginia $89,182

Pennsylvania $88,164

Nevada $87,650

North Dakota $87,482

Michigan $87,216

Wisconsin $87,119

Vermont $86,924

Texas $86,384

Maine $86,348

Arizona $86,295

Ohio $86,233

Georgia $85,419

Indiana $85,011

Wyoming $84,931

Utah $84,807

Iowa $84,754

Kansas $84,329

Louisiana $84,205

North Carolina $84,161

Missouri $84,143

Florida $83,798

Montana $83,612

Nebraska $83,435

Kentucky $83,337

South Carolina $82,983

Tennessee $82,762

Idaho $82,673

New Mexico $82,027

Oklahoma $81,885

Alabama $81,362

South Dakota $80,486

Arkansas $80,007

West Virginia $79,751

Mississippi $78,980

Top Paying Cities for Excutive 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: $111,704
San Francisco: $110,606
Oakland: $108,153

San Jose, CA $111,704

San Francisco, CA $110,606

Oakland, CA $108,153

New York, NY $102,635

Queens Village, NY $101,971

Paramus, NJ $101,262

Passaic, NJ $101,174

Bergenfield, NJ $101,085

Stamford, CT $100,952

Huntington, NY $100,864

Newark, NJ $100,288

Bridgeport, CT $100,111

New Brunswick, NJ $99,819

Vallejo, CA $99,633

Middlesex, NJ $99,580

Somerset, NJ $99,500

Petaluma, CA $99,296

Santa Cruz, CA $98,951

Boston, MA $98,774

Monterey, CA $98,331

Fairbanks, AK $98,269

Los Angeles, CA $98,101

Washington, DC $98,056

Seattle, WA $97,897

Santa Rosa, CA $97,879

Juneau, AK $97,622

Orange, CA $97,330

Anchorage, AK $97,171

Anaheim, CA $97,109

Santa Ana, CA $96,976

Nassau, NY $96,923

Long Beach, CA $96,887

Danbury, CT $96,861

Santa Maria, CA $96,560

Everett, WA $96,542

Bremerton, WA $96,108

Trenton, NJ $95,940

Sacramento, CA $95,904

San Diego, CA $95,860

Brockton, MA $95,825

Tacoma, WA $95,789

Santa Barbara, CA $95,665

Lowell, MA $95,311

New Suffolk, NY $95,276

Nashua, NH $95,169

Lompoc, CA $95,028

Ventura, CA $94,939

Stockton, CA $94,912

New Haven, CT $94,735

Atlantic City, NJ $94,505

Hartford, CT $94,310

Modesto, CA $94,266

Poughkeepsie, NY $94,071

New Britain, CT $94,027

Olympia, WA $93,903

Kennewick, WA $93,903

New London, CT $93,885

Norwich, CT $93,859

Lawrence, MA $93,814

Bakersfield, CA $93,566

Riverside, CA $93,442

New Bedford, MA $93,442

Richland, WA $93,354

Portsmouth, NH $93,283

Vineland, NJ $93,265

San Bernardino, CA $93,194

Boulder, CO $92,946

Worcester, MA $92,875

Portland, OR $92,796

Saint Paul, MN $92,690

Minneapolis, MN $92,690

Philadelphia, PA $92,566

Honolulu, HI $92,096

Springfield, MA $91,786

Providence, RI $91,777

Chicago, IL $91,520

Bellingham, WA $91,414

Baltimore, MD $91,317

Chico, CA $91,095

Wilmington, DE $90,945

Pittsfield, MA $90,856

Manchester, NH $90,688

Spokane, WA $90,298

Denver, CO $90,289

Albany, NY $89,873

Troy, NY $89,838

Schenectady, NY $89,652

Burlington, VT $89,457

Portland, ME $89,147

Salem, OR $89,076

Yakima, WA $89,058

Ann Arbor, MI $89,032

Rochester, MN $88,784

Fresno, CA $88,740

Reno, NV $88,740

Milwaukee, WI $88,660

Detroit, MI $88,571

Allentown, PA $88,545

Carson City, NV $88,536

Houston, TX $88,403

Colorado Springs, CO $88,394

Syracuse, NY $88,350

Eugene, OR $88,182

Bismarck, ND $88,075

Gary, IN $88,075

Galveston, TX $88,075

Springfield, OR $88,005

Medford, OR $87,792

Fort Collins, CO $87,757

Austin, TX $87,686

Mesa, AZ $87,500

Phoenix, AZ $87,482

Dallas, TX $87,455

Reading, PA $87,402

Saint Cloud, MN $87,367

Concord, NH $87,287

Madison, WI $87,252

Utica, NY $87,013

Raleigh, NC $86,942

Las Vegas, NV $86,933

Rochester, NY $86,871

Des Moines, IA $86,862

Atlanta, GA $86,720

Battle Creek, MI $86,694

Salt Lake City, UT $86,667

Lancaster, PA $86,534

Champaign, IL $86,517

Harrisburg, PA $86,410

Durham, NC $86,331

Kansas City, MO $86,322

Kansas City, KS $86,304

Fort Worth, TX $86,295

Boca Raton, FL $86,260

Cleveland, OH $86,251

Columbus, OH $86,233

Pittsburgh, PA $86,224

Richmond, VA $86,189

Indianapolis, IN $86,171

Cincinnati, OH $86,056

Petersburg, VA $85,923

Billings, MT $85,729

Lansing, MI $85,729

Huntsville, AL $85,729

Lebanon, PA $85,720

Dayton, OH $85,711

Pueblo, CO $85,711

Appleton, WI $85,684

Buffalo, NY $85,649

Racine, WI $85,605

Charlotte, NC $85,596

Saint Louis, MO $85,569

Springfield, IL $85,534

Elkhart, IN $85,516

York, PA $85,516

Gastonia, NC $85,507

Benton Harbor, MI $85,507

Beaumont, TX $85,454

Lorain, OH $85,436

Toledo, OH $85,401

Binghamton, NY $85,357

Rock Hill, SC $85,348

Rockford, IL $85,303

Fargo, ND $85,259

Elyria, OH $85,259

Flagstaff, AZ $85,197

Fort Lauderdale, FL $85,144

Miami, FL $85,091

Duluth, MN $84,949

Bangor, ME $84,834

Cedar Rapids, IA $84,737

Louisville, KY $84,692

Grand Rapids, MI $84,675

Hialeah, FL $84,666

Casper, WY $84,542

Scranton, PA $84,435

New Orleans, LA $84,409

Virginia Beach, VA $84,400

Akron, OH $84,356

Peoria, IL $84,241

Sarasota, FL $84,223

Green Bay, WI $84,161

Baton Rouge, LA $84,117

Charleston, SC $84,099

Nashville, TN $84,072

Jamestown, NY $84,055

Davenport, IA $84,055

Tucson, AZ $84,010

Cheyenne, WY $83,984

Saint Petersburg, FL $83,957

Tampa, FL $83,940

Omaha, NE $83,922

Port Arthur, TX $83,886

Evansville, IN $83,886

Bradenton, FL $83,851

Santa Fe, NM $83,692

Orlando, FL $83,603

Clearwater, FL $83,506

Canton, OH $83,320

La Crosse, WI $83,320

Grand Forks, ND $83,293

Albuquerque, NM $83,266

Tulsa, OK $83,266

Newport News, VA $83,258

High Point, NC $83,231

Ogden, UT $83,196

Corpus Christi, TX $83,125

Laramie, WY $83,072

Norfolk, VA $83,072

Rock Island, IL $83,018

Saginaw, MI $83,001

Jacksonville, FL $82,992

Salisbury, NC $82,974

Memphis, TN $82,956

Moline, IL $82,912

Fort Myers, FL $82,886

Waterloo, IA $82,771

Spartanburg, SC $82,682

Lincoln, NE $82,638

Fort Wayne, IN $82,620

Birmingham, AL $82,523

Cedar Falls, IA $82,505

Provo, UT $82,496

Springfield, OH $82,487

San Antonio, TX $82,469

Greensboro, NC $82,434

South Bend, IN $82,425

Winston Salem, NC $82,416

Boise, ID $82,390

Savannah, GA $82,328

Muskegon, MI $82,168

Lima, OH $82,062

Lake Charles, LA $82,027

Anderson, IN $82,009

Lexington, KY $81,982

Augusta, GA $81,956

Greenville, SC $81,956

Wichita, KS $81,876

Tuscaloosa, AL $81,876

Columbia, SC $81,796

Bloomington, IN $81,575

Roanoke, VA $81,522

Asheville, NC $81,407

Knoxville, TN $81,256

Shreveport, LA $81,247

Wilmington, NC $81,132

Frankfort, KY $80,964

Oklahoma City, OK $80,902

Chillicothe, OH $80,866

Longview, TX $80,858

Topeka, KS $80,831

Mobile, AL $80,698

Terre Haute, IN $80,663

Erie, PA $80,654

Altoona, PA $80,610

Melbourne, FL $80,583

Amarillo, TX $80,548

Killeen, TX $80,521

Fayetteville, AR $80,450

Sioux Falls, SD $80,388

Chattanooga, TN $80,335

Idaho Falls, ID $80,326

Gainesville, FL $80,140

Portsmouth, OH $80,096

Little Rock, AR $80,078

Lynchburg, VA $80,078

Lafayette, LA $80,043

Youngstown, OH $80,043

Temple, TX $80,007

Daytona Beach, FL $79,990

Clarksville, TN $79,981

Pensacola, FL $79,972

Hopkinsville, KY $79,706

Charleston, WV $79,697

Florence, SC $79,653

Sioux City, IA $79,600

Macon, GA $79,343

Tallahassee, FL $79,334

Fayetteville, NC $79,317

Waco, TX $79,299

Wichita Falls, TX $79,299

Pine Bluff, AR $79,263

Vincennes, IN $79,095

Lubbock, TX $79,060

Great Falls, MT $79,007

Alamogordo, NM $78,998

Abilene, TX $78,927

Rapid City, SD $78,812

Monroe, LA $78,812

Albany, GA $78,759

Huntington, WV $78,750

Jackson, MS $78,741

Greenville, MS $78,732

Parkersburg, WV $78,644

Montgomery, AL $78,626

Johnstown, PA $78,608

Springfield, MO $78,537

Biloxi, MS $78,493

Sumter, SC $78,307

Columbus, GA $78,298

Twin Falls, ID $78,245

Pascagoula, MS $78,130

Kingsport, TN $77,900

Gulfport, MS $77,873

Alexandria, LA $77,581

Fort Smith, AR $77,359

El Paso, TX $77,120

Helena, MT $77,005

Las Cruces, NM $76,722

Harlingen, TX $76,474

Pocatello, ID $76,394

Florence, AL $76,367

Brownsville, TX $76,350

Dothan, AL $76,208

Mcallen, TX $76,164

Columbus, MS $75,508

Altus, OK $75,101

Lawton, OK $74,933

Pierre, SD $74,614

What Skills Can Increase an Excutive 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 Excutive 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	$92,105	4%
Analysis	$92,105	4%
Innovation	$91,219	3%
Project Management	$91,219	3%
Collaboration	$91,219	3%
Onboarding	$91,219	3%

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How Education impacts an Excutive Assistant's Salary?

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

Excutive Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Excutive 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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Excutive Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Excutive 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

$77,885

Average $88,563/year

$98,320

$6,490

Average $7,380/month

$8,193

$1,498

Average $1,703/week

$1,891

$37

Average $43/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,320	$8,193	$1,891	$47
Average	$88,563	$7,380	$1,703	$43
25th Percentile	$77,885	$6,490	$1,498	$37

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Salary Trends for Excutive Assistant

Salaries for an Excutive Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $79,201 in 2023 to around $76,579 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Excutive Assistant salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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2025

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