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

An Exec Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $83,147 for beginners, reaching about $85,763 at mid-level, and approach $92,076 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Exec Assistant?

Exec Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Exec Assistant roles are District of Columbia $97,731, California $97,360, Massachusetts $96,062. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Exec Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Exec Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Enterprise Architect Exec: $277,664; Account Exec Major Projects: $196,545; Exec Director: $140,208; Physician Assistant - Cardiology: $121,578; Exec Chef & GM: $86,043.

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

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

Exec Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Exec Assistant in the United States is $88,268 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,057
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,643 to $98,626
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,879

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Exec Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,626	$8,219	$1,897	$47
Average	$88,268	$7,356	$1,697	$42
25th Percentile	$78,643	$6,554	$1,512	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Exec Assistant Salaries

An Exec 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 Exec Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Exec 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): $83,147
Early Career (1-2 years): $83,874
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,763
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $88,573
Expert (over 8 years): $92,076

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Exec Assistant	$83,147
Intermediate Level Exec Assistant	$83,874
Senior Level Exec Assistant	$85,763
Specialist Level Exec Assistant	$88,573
Expert Level Exec Assistant	$92,076

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

District of Columbia: $97,731.
California: $97,360.
Massachusetts: $96,062.

District of Columbia $97,731 California $97,360 Massachusetts $96,062 Washington $95,709 New Jersey $95,674 Alaska $95,550 Connecticut $94,332 New York $93,838

Hawaii $92,258 Rhode Island $91,517 Maryland $91,013 Minnesota $90,325 Colorado $90,060 Illinois $89,972 Oregon $89,636 Delaware $89,389

New Hampshire $89,234 Virginia $88,886 Pennsylvania $87,871 Nevada $87,359 North Dakota $87,191 Michigan $86,927 Wisconsin $86,830 Vermont $86,635

Texas $86,097 Maine $86,062 Arizona $86,009 Ohio $85,947 Georgia $85,135 Indiana $84,729 Wyoming $84,649 Utah $84,526

Iowa $84,473 Kansas $84,049 Louisiana $83,925 North Carolina $83,881 Missouri $83,864 Florida $83,519 Montana $83,334 Nebraska $83,158

Kentucky $83,060 South Carolina $82,707 Tennessee $82,487 Idaho $82,398 New Mexico $81,754 Oklahoma $81,613 Alabama $81,092 South Dakota $80,218

Arkansas $79,742 West Virginia $79,486 Mississippi $78,718

Top Paying Cities for Exec 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: $111,333
San Francisco: $110,238
Oakland: $107,793

San Jose, CA $111,333

San Francisco, CA $110,238

Oakland, CA $107,793

New York, NY $102,294

Queens Village, NY $101,632

Paramus, NJ $100,926

Passaic, NJ $100,838

Bergenfield, NJ $100,749

Stamford, CT $100,617

Huntington, NY $100,529

Newark, NJ $99,955

Bridgeport, CT $99,778

New Brunswick, NJ $99,487

Vallejo, CA $99,302

Middlesex, NJ $99,249

Somerset, NJ $99,169

Petaluma, CA $98,966

Santa Cruz, CA $98,622

Boston, MA $98,446

Monterey, CA $98,004

Fairbanks, AK $97,943

Los Angeles, CA $97,775

Washington, DC $97,731

Seattle, WA $97,572

Santa Rosa, CA $97,554

Juneau, AK $97,298

Orange, CA $97,007

Anchorage, AK $96,848

Anaheim, CA $96,786

Santa Ana, CA $96,654

Nassau, NY $96,601

Long Beach, CA $96,566

Danbury, CT $96,539

Santa Maria, CA $96,239

Everett, WA $96,221

Bremerton, WA $95,789

Trenton, NJ $95,621

Sacramento, CA $95,586

San Diego, CA $95,542

Brockton, MA $95,506

Tacoma, WA $95,471

Santa Barbara, CA $95,347

Lowell, MA $94,994

New Suffolk, NY $94,959

Nashua, NH $94,853

Lompoc, CA $94,712

Ventura, CA $94,624

Stockton, CA $94,597

New Haven, CT $94,421

Atlantic City, NJ $94,191

Hartford, CT $93,997

Modesto, CA $93,953

Poughkeepsie, NY $93,759

New Britain, CT $93,714

Olympia, WA $93,591

Kennewick, WA $93,591

New London, CT $93,573

Norwich, CT $93,547

Lawrence, MA $93,503

Bakersfield, CA $93,255

Riverside, CA $93,132

New Bedford, MA $93,132

Richland, WA $93,044

Portsmouth, NH $92,973

Vineland, NJ $92,955

San Bernardino, CA $92,885

Boulder, CO $92,638

Worcester, MA $92,567

Portland, OR $92,488

Saint Paul, MN $92,382

Minneapolis, MN $92,382

Philadelphia, PA $92,258

Honolulu, HI $91,790

Springfield, MA $91,481

Providence, RI $91,472

Chicago, IL $91,216

Bellingham, WA $91,111

Baltimore, MD $91,013

Chico, CA $90,793

Wilmington, DE $90,643

Pittsfield, MA $90,554

Manchester, NH $90,387

Spokane, WA $89,998

Denver, CO $89,990

Albany, NY $89,575

Troy, NY $89,539

Schenectady, NY $89,354

Burlington, VT $89,160

Portland, ME $88,851

Salem, OR $88,780

Yakima, WA $88,763

Ann Arbor, MI $88,736

Rochester, MN $88,489

Fresno, CA $88,445

Reno, NV $88,445

Milwaukee, WI $88,365

Detroit, MI $88,277

Allentown, PA $88,251

Carson City, NV $88,242

Houston, TX $88,109

Colorado Springs, CO $88,101

Syracuse, NY $88,056

Eugene, OR $87,889

Bismarck, ND $87,783

Gary, IN $87,783

Galveston, TX $87,783

Springfield, OR $87,712

Medford, OR $87,500

Fort Collins, CO $87,465

Austin, TX $87,394

Mesa, AZ $87,209

Phoenix, AZ $87,191

Dallas, TX $87,165

Reading, PA $87,112

Saint Cloud, MN $87,077

Concord, NH $86,997

Madison, WI $86,962

Utica, NY $86,724

Raleigh, NC $86,653

Las Vegas, NV $86,644

Rochester, NY $86,582

Des Moines, IA $86,574

Atlanta, GA $86,432

Battle Creek, MI $86,406

Salt Lake City, UT $86,379

Lancaster, PA $86,247

Champaign, IL $86,229

Harrisburg, PA $86,123

Durham, NC $86,044

Kansas City, MO $86,035

Kansas City, KS $86,017

Fort Worth, TX $86,009

Boca Raton, FL $85,973

Cleveland, OH $85,964

Columbus, OH $85,947

Pittsburgh, PA $85,938

Richmond, VA $85,903

Indianapolis, IN $85,885

Cincinnati, OH $85,770

Petersburg, VA $85,638

Billings, MT $85,444

Lansing, MI $85,444

Huntsville, AL $85,444

Lebanon, PA $85,435

Dayton, OH $85,426

Pueblo, CO $85,426

Appleton, WI $85,400

Buffalo, NY $85,364

Racine, WI $85,320

Charlotte, NC $85,311

Saint Louis, MO $85,285

Springfield, IL $85,250

Elkhart, IN $85,232

York, PA $85,232

Gastonia, NC $85,223

Benton Harbor, MI $85,223

Beaumont, TX $85,170

Lorain, OH $85,152

Toledo, OH $85,117

Binghamton, NY $85,073

Rock Hill, SC $85,064

Rockford, IL $85,020

Fargo, ND $84,976

Elyria, OH $84,976

Flagstaff, AZ $84,914

Fort Lauderdale, FL $84,861

Miami, FL $84,808

Duluth, MN $84,667

Bangor, ME $84,552

Cedar Rapids, IA $84,455

Louisville, KY $84,411

Grand Rapids, MI $84,393

Hialeah, FL $84,384

Casper, WY $84,261

Scranton, PA $84,155

New Orleans, LA $84,129

Virginia Beach, VA $84,120

Akron, OH $84,076

Peoria, IL $83,961

Sarasota, FL $83,943

Green Bay, WI $83,881

Baton Rouge, LA $83,837

Charleston, SC $83,820

Nashville, TN $83,793

Jamestown, NY $83,775

Davenport, IA $83,775

Tucson, AZ $83,731

Cheyenne, WY $83,705

Saint Petersburg, FL $83,678

Tampa, FL $83,661

Omaha, NE $83,643

Port Arthur, TX $83,608

Evansville, IN $83,608

Bradenton, FL $83,572

Santa Fe, NM $83,414

Orlando, FL $83,325

Clearwater, FL $83,228

Canton, OH $83,043

La Crosse, WI $83,043

Grand Forks, ND $83,016

Albuquerque, NM $82,990

Tulsa, OK $82,990

Newport News, VA $82,981

High Point, NC $82,955

Ogden, UT $82,919

Corpus Christi, TX $82,849

Laramie, WY $82,796

Norfolk, VA $82,796

Rock Island, IL $82,743

Saginaw, MI $82,725

Jacksonville, FL $82,716

Salisbury, NC $82,699

Memphis, TN $82,681

Moline, IL $82,637

Fort Myers, FL $82,610

Waterloo, IA $82,496

Spartanburg, SC $82,407

Lincoln, NE $82,363

Fort Wayne, IN $82,345

Birmingham, AL $82,248

Cedar Falls, IA $82,231

Provo, UT $82,222

Springfield, OH $82,213

San Antonio, TX $82,195

Greensboro, NC $82,160

South Bend, IN $82,151

Winston Salem, NC $82,142

Boise, ID $82,116

Savannah, GA $82,054

Muskegon, MI $81,895

Lima, OH $81,789

Lake Charles, LA $81,754

Anderson, IN $81,736

Lexington, KY $81,710

Augusta, GA $81,683

Greenville, SC $81,683

Wichita, KS $81,604

Tuscaloosa, AL $81,604

Columbia, SC $81,525

Bloomington, IN $81,304

Roanoke, VA $81,251

Asheville, NC $81,136

Knoxville, TN $80,986

Shreveport, LA $80,977

Wilmington, NC $80,863

Frankfort, KY $80,695

Oklahoma City, OK $80,633

Chillicothe, OH $80,598

Longview, TX $80,589

Topeka, KS $80,562

Mobile, AL $80,430

Terre Haute, IN $80,395

Erie, PA $80,386

Altoona, PA $80,342

Melbourne, FL $80,315

Amarillo, TX $80,280

Killeen, TX $80,254

Fayetteville, AR $80,183

Sioux Falls, SD $80,121

Chattanooga, TN $80,068

Idaho Falls, ID $80,059

Gainesville, FL $79,874

Portsmouth, OH $79,830

Little Rock, AR $79,812

Lynchburg, VA $79,812

Lafayette, LA $79,777

Youngstown, OH $79,777

Temple, TX $79,742

Daytona Beach, FL $79,724

Clarksville, TN $79,715

Pensacola, FL $79,706

Hopkinsville, KY $79,441

Charleston, WV $79,433

Florence, SC $79,389

Sioux City, IA $79,336

Macon, GA $79,080

Tallahassee, FL $79,071

Fayetteville, NC $79,053

Waco, TX $79,035

Wichita Falls, TX $79,035

Pine Bluff, AR $79,000

Vincennes, IN $78,832

Lubbock, TX $78,797

Great Falls, MT $78,744

Alamogordo, NM $78,735

Abilene, TX $78,665

Rapid City, SD $78,550

Monroe, LA $78,550

Albany, GA $78,497

Huntington, WV $78,488

Jackson, MS $78,479

Greenville, MS $78,471

Parkersburg, WV $78,382

Montgomery, AL $78,365

Johnstown, PA $78,347

Springfield, MO $78,276

Biloxi, MS $78,232

Sumter, SC $78,047

Columbus, GA $78,038

Twin Falls, ID $77,985

Pascagoula, MS $77,870

Kingsport, TN $77,641

Gulfport, MS $77,614

Alexandria, LA $77,323

Fort Smith, AR $77,102

El Paso, TX $76,864

Helena, MT $76,749

Las Cruces, NM $76,467

Harlingen, TX $76,220

Pocatello, ID $76,140

Florence, AL $76,114

Brownsville, TX $76,096

Dothan, AL $75,955

Mcallen, TX $75,911

Columbus, MS $75,258

Altus, OK $74,852

Lawton, OK $74,684

Pierre, SD $74,366

What Skills Can Increase an Exec 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 Exec 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	$91,799	4%
Analysis	$91,799	4%
Innovation	$90,916	3%
Project Management	$90,916	3%
Collaboration	$90,916	3%
Onboarding	$90,916	3%

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How Education impacts an Exec Assistant's Salary?

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

Exec Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

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

Understanding how an Exec 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

$78,643

Average $88,268/year

$98,626

$6,554

Average $7,356/month

$8,219

$1,512

Average $1,697/week

$1,897

$38

Average $42/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,626	$8,219	$1,897	$47
Average	$88,268	$7,356	$1,697	$42
25th Percentile	$78,643	$6,554	$1,512	$38

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Salary Trends for Exec Assistant

Salaries for an Exec Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $77,607 in 2023 to around $75,038 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Exec Assistant salary trends, .

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2023

$77,607

2024

$75,798

2025

$75,038

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2024	$75,798
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