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Executive Assistant salary in United States
In the U.S., executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants (SOC 43-6011) earned a median $76,590 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 17 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $107,500. The middle half of those ads list $86,000 to $135,000, based on 17 salaries from 15 employers, updated 31 Oct 2026.
Official benchmark · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants: official U.S. pay, May 2025
In the U.S., executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants (SOC 43-6011) earned a median $76,590 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 17 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $107,500.
- 10th percentile
- $50,560
- 25th percentile
- $61,390
- Median
- $76,590
- 75th percentile
- $94,390
- 90th percentile
- $109,850
Jobiba's job-ad median is 40% above the BLS median. The two figures measure different things. Jobiba's counts only job ads that state pay, so it reflects the employers that publish pay ranges; the largest in this sample are The New York Times and Plaid. BLS surveys employers of every size and industry and covers every worker in the occupation, not only open jobs.
Occupation: Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants (SOC 43-6011) · 459,910 jobs · per year, before tax. Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation across the U.S., all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded) — not only jobs that are advertised. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (public domain), retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Pay by state · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants earn the most, May 2025
District of Columbia has the highest median for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants (SOC 43-6011) at $90,850 a year; Puerto Rico has the lowest at $37,120. BLS publishes a figure for 54 states and territories.
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $90,850 | $77,990 – $102,310 | 4,560 |
| New Jersey | $89,520 | $74,840 – $103,290 | 11,690 |
| California | $89,000 | $72,110 – $107,090 | 59,640 |
| Massachusetts | $82,650 | $69,560 – $100,170 | 14,820 |
| Connecticut | $82,520 | $69,570 – $101,060 | 6,490 |
| Hawaii | $80,710 | $66,150 – $97,890 | 1,440 |
| New York | $80,640 | $68,470 – $100,400 | 88,890 |
| Virginia | $80,330 | $63,480 – $98,770 | 10,360 |
| Washington | $79,250 | $72,670 – $90,570 | 11,560 |
| Delaware | $78,920 | $64,160 – $92,550 | 1,320 |
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | $37,120 | $30,700 – $47,340 | 7,100 |
| Guam | $43,930 | $39,520 – $55,910 | 80 |
| Arkansas | $51,600 | $43,940 – $66,480 | 2,070 |
| Wyoming | $52,210 | $48,380 – $59,800 | 560 |
| Louisiana | $53,240 | $43,710 – $63,500 | 9,270 |
Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation in each state, all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded), per year before tax. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state data) (public domain).
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- Median in job ads
- $107,500
- a year
- Salaries
- 17
- from 15 employers
- Last updated
- 31 Oct 2026
- 12-month window to 31 Oct 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $77,500
- 25th percentile
- $86,000
- Median
- $107,500
- 75th percentile
- $135,000
- 90th percentile
- $146,100
17 salaries · 58 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 17 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 31 Oct 2026
Salary brackets
Executive Assistant salary brackets in United States
How the 17 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Under $70K | 6% 1 listing | |
| $70K–$80K | 12% 2 listings | |
| $80K–$90K | 12% 2 listings | |
| $90K–$100K | 6% 1 listing | |
| $100K–$110KMedian here | 17% 3 listings | |
| $110K–$120K | 6% 1 listing | |
| $120K–$130K | 6% 1 listing | |
| $130K–$140K | 17% 3 listings | |
| $140K–$150K | 6% 1 listing | |
| $150K and over | 12% 2 listings |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Executive Assistant pay in United States
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| aimedian $120,000 · 13 salaries | up +11.6% | |
| logisticsmedian $102,500 · 13 salaries | down −4.7% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Executive Assistant jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Executive AssistantWPP · Senior level · posted 23 Oct 2026$50,000 – $105,000
- Executive AssistantDecagon · Mid level · posted 17 Oct 2026$120,000 – $150,000
- Executive Assistant, Office of the Co-FoundersSierra · Mid level · posted 17 Oct 2026$130,000 – $140,000
- Executive AssistantMach Industries · Mid level · posted 23 Oct 2026$95,000 – $120,000
- Executive AssistantSharkNinja · Senior level · posted 19 Oct 2026$90,000 – $115,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
17 salaries from 15 employers, posted between 31 Oct 2025 and 31 Oct 2026. Last updated 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 94%
- Other sources 6%
Live jobs
Executive Assistant jobs in United States
- [WEBTOON] Executive Assistant (Bilingual Korean-English)
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. (Wattpad & WEBTOON Family of Brands) · El Segundo, California
$62.4K – $83.2K/yr · listed by the employer
- Executive Assistant
Cin7 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States
$100K – $115K/yr · listed by the employer
- Executive Assistant
CVS Health · Hartford, Connecticut, United States · 2 openings
- Executive Assistant - EPD
Legora AB · New York City, New York, United States
$155K – $180K/yr · listed by the employer
- Executive Assistant - Miami, FL
Distro · Miami, Florida
$65K – $75K/yr · listed by the employer
- Executive Assistant, Finance (R4688)
Shield AI · Dallas, Texas
$80K – $120K/yr · listed by the employer
Reading this number
What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Executive Assistant salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Executive Assistant salary in United States in 2026?
In the U.S., executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants (SOC 43-6011) earned a median $76,590 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 17 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $107,500. The middle half of those job ads pay between $86,000 and $135,000 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
Why is Executive Assistant pay in job ads different from the BLS figure?
Jobiba's job-ad median is 40% above the BLS median. The two figures measure different things. Jobiba's counts only job ads that state pay, so it reflects the employers that publish pay ranges; the largest in this sample are The New York Times and Plaid. BLS surveys employers of every size and industry and covers every worker in the occupation, not only open jobs.
How does Jobiba calculate Executive Assistant salary in United States?
From 17 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.