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Executive Assistant salary and cost of hiring in the US

An executive assistant takes the founder's or a senior manager's admin load: inbox, calendar, travel, reports and follow-ups, so the executive spends time on decisions instead of logistics.

$76,590US median wage
$109,414employer cost with benefits
459,910executive assistants employed
District of Columbiahighest-paying state

BLS occupation 43-6011[1]; benefits share[2]. Checked 2026-10-16.

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US salary range

Range10thMedian90th
United States$50,560$76,590$109,850
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

Salary by state

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StateMedian90th percentileJobs
District of Columbia
$90,850
$121,0004,560
New Jersey
$89,520
$119,99011,690
California
$89,000
$130,51059,640
Massachusetts
$82,650
$123,93014,820
Connecticut
$82,520
$119,0306,490
Hawaii
$80,710
$117,0201,440
New York
$80,640
$122,44088,890
Virginia
$80,330
$119,99010,360
Washington
$79,250
$106,72011,560
Delaware
$78,920
$100,1301,320
Maryland
$78,540
$108,48013,960
Minnesota
$78,470
$101,7607,970
Rhode Island
$77,820
$97,960950
Oregon
$75,480
$102,0006,000
Pennsylvania
$75,270
$102,69012,910
Illinois
$74,390
$104,85014,900
New Mexico
$73,890
$92,7102,800
Texas
$71,990
$103,08034,520
New Hampshire
$71,650
$101,8601,210
Arizona
$70,770
$103,0806,490
Vermont
$70,770
$96,520770
North Carolina
$70,140
$99,7108,890
Ohio
$69,600
$99,33010,940
Alabama
$69,450
$100,6202,880
Wisconsin
$68,920
$93,1904,480
Georgia (US state)
$68,290
$99,54014,560
Tennessee
$68,190
$98,1005,360
Nevada
$67,830
$100,4502,670
Michigan
$66,840
$99,4009,030
Alaska
$66,210
$92,6101,320
Nebraska
$66,210
$94,6901,860
Colorado
$65,850
$100,29010,340
Kansas
$64,860
$90,9702,750
Florida
$64,710
$99,22019,220
Maine
$64,100
$88,1602,320
West Virginia
$63,820
$95,090860
Kentucky
$62,410
$92,7402,700
Iowa
$62,340
$83,6004,150
North Dakota
$61,270
$86,170540
Utah
$61,130
$91,5805,440
South Carolina
$60,890
$92,3703,880
Missouri
$60,320
$95,0308,500
Idaho
$60,200
$105,2301,180
Oklahoma
$59,910
$86,5602,810
Montana
$59,750
$80,080550
Indiana
$59,080
$92,2805,060
Mississippi
$55,670
$82,3801,240
South Dakota
$55,170
$70,1101,230
Louisiana
$53,240
$79,6009,270
Wyoming
$52,210
$73,730560
Arkansas
$51,600
$82,1102,070

Top-paying metro areas

Areas with at least 500 people in the job.

Metro areaMedianJobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$106,220
5,300
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$105,190
11,250
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
$100,930
1,710
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
$90,320
12,960
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$87,910
3,530
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
$85,260
11,290
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$84,540
4,510
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$83,840
76,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$82,850
20,850
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$82,250
740

What the job involves

  • Triage the executive's inbox and draft replies
  • Own the calendar: schedule, reschedule, prepare agendas
  • Book travel and keep itineraries
  • Prepare weekly reports, decks and spreadsheets
  • Chase open items with the team, vendors and clients

Tools

  • Google Workspace or Microsoft 365
  • Notion or Asana
  • Slack
  • HubSpot or Pipedrive
  • Calendly

How to test candidates

Remote work

Works well remotely when the executive shares inbox and calendar access and the assistant overlaps at least 3-4 hours with the executive's day.

Local or remote

$109,414 local hire in the USmedian wage plus benefits, year one
$14,488 remote hire through Stafka$950/month, placement fee and Deel, year one

Our open executive assistant roles pay $800–$1,100 a month under a direct contract. The one-time fee is $2,500–$3,000[3] with a 90-day replacement; paying through Deel adds $49 a month[4]. Change any number below to match your plan.

$109,414local hire, first year incl. benefits
$14,488remote hire, first year incl. fee
$94,926difference in year one
87%of the local cost saved

Questions

What is the average executive assistant salary in the US?

The BLS median was $76,590 a year in May 2025 and the mean $79,140.

Which state pays executive assistants the most?

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

Hire executive assistants remotely

Sources

  1. BLS OEWS May 2025, 43-6011: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes436011.htm
  2. BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
  3. Silkstaff pricing: https://silkstaff.com/#pricing
  4. Deel pricing, contractor management: https://www.deel.com/pricing/

How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Data checked 2026-10-16.