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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants earn $76,590 a year at the midpoint

From about $50,560 at the low end to $109,850 at the top, with $76,590 in the middle — the 2025 survey, published as reported.

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$76,590median a year · United States
$36.82an hour $79,140average 459,910people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$61,39025th $76,590median $94,39075th
$50,56010th percentile $109,85090th percentile
$61,390a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$90,850best-paying state · District of Columbia
$51,600lowest-paying state · Arkansas
+19%top state against the national median
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State matters a lotThe same job pays $90,850 in District of Columbia and $51,600 in Arkansas — a gap of $39,250 a year.

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Executive administrative assistant wages by state

The 40 states where the most people do this work, of 51 with a published figure: their medians range by 1.76 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
District of Columbia $90,850 $64,890 $64,890 — $121,000 4,560
New Jersey $89,520 $60,000 $60,000 — $119,990 11,690
California $89,000 $58,060 $58,060 — $130,510 59,640
Massachusetts $82,650 $59,320 $59,320 — $123,930 14,820
Connecticut $82,520 $61,880 $61,880 — $119,030 6,490
Hawaii $80,710 $52,100 $52,100 — $117,020 1,440
New York $80,640 $61,420 $61,420 — $122,440 88,890
Virginia $80,330 $51,370 $51,370 — $119,990 10,360
Washington $79,250 $59,810 $59,810 — $106,720 11,560
Delaware $78,920 $53,940 $53,940 — $100,130 1,320
Maryland $78,540 $54,430 $54,430 — $108,480 13,960
Minnesota $78,470 $58,870 $58,870 — $101,760 7,970
Oregon $75,480 $56,470 $56,470 — $102,000 6,000
Pennsylvania $75,270 $48,920 $48,920 — $102,690 12,910
Illinois $74,390 $50,750 $50,750 — $104,850 14,900
New Mexico $73,890 $52,000 $52,000 — $92,710 2,800
Texas $71,990 $50,740 $50,740 — $103,080 34,520
Arizona $70,770 $50,710 $50,710 — $103,080 6,490
North Carolina $70,140 $49,720 $49,720 — $99,710 8,890
Ohio $69,600 $47,480 $47,480 — $99,330 10,940
Alabama $69,450 $46,800 $46,800 — $100,620 2,880
Wisconsin $68,920 $51,250 $51,250 — $93,190 4,480
Georgia $68,290 $51,840 $51,840 — $99,540 14,560
Tennessee $68,190 $45,580 $45,580 — $98,100 5,360
Nevada $67,830 $36,630 $36,630 — $100,450 2,670
Michigan $66,840 $47,810 $47,810 — $99,400 9,030
Nebraska $66,210 $48,570 $48,570 — $94,690 1,860
Colorado $65,850 $49,850 $49,850 — $100,290 10,340
Kansas $64,860 $48,160 $48,160 — $90,970 2,750
Florida $64,710 $42,830 $42,830 — $99,220 19,220
Maine $64,100 $49,850 $49,850 — $88,160 2,320
Kentucky $62,410 $44,800 $44,800 — $92,740 2,700
Iowa $62,340 $45,230 $45,230 — $83,600 4,150
Utah $61,130 $40,410 $40,410 — $91,580 5,440
South Carolina $60,890 $42,600 $42,600 — $92,370 3,880
Missouri $60,320 $42,340 $42,340 — $95,030 8,500
Oklahoma $59,910 $41,760 $41,760 — $86,560 2,810
Indiana $59,080 $41,930 $41,930 — $92,280 5,060
Louisiana $53,240 $35,800 $35,800 — $79,600 9,270
Arkansas $51,600 $37,830 $37,830 — $82,110 2,070

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  • Made travel arrangements for executives.
  • Prepared invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software.

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Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$76,590
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Number 240 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 70% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 238 Loan Officers $76,690
  2. 239 Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary $76,590
  3. 240 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $76,590
  4. 241 Special Education Teachers, All Other $76,580
  5. 242 Boilermakers $76,410

Questions people ask

What is an executive administrative assistant’s yearly income?

An executive administrative assistant makes a median of $76,590 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $61,390 and $94,390.

What is an executive administrative assistant’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $36.82 an hour; the average is $79,140 a year.

What is the starting pay for an executive administrative assistant?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $61,390 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $50,560.

Which state pays executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants the most?

District of Columbia, with a median of $90,850 a year.

How many people work as executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants?

About 459,910 in the United States — number 240 of 788 occupations by median pay.

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