Executive Assistant salary in Atlanta-Sandy Springs, GA

Pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs against Georgia and the US

The middle half of executive assistants in Atlanta-Sandy Springs earns $59,990–$83,480. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $101,120, only 1.9 times the bottom tenth, against 2.2 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $23,490 wide, between the figure for Georgia ($22,150) and the US figure ($33,000).

What to budget for an executive assistant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $12,100 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $11,390, or about $14,697 once benefits are added. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $76,590 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Atlanta-Sandy Springs, and the Georgia statewide median of $68,290 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs

At the $72,090 median, a local hire costs about $93,019 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $20,929 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

Our open executive assistant roles pay $800–$1,100 a month under a direct contract. The one-time fee is $2,500³ with a 180-day replacement; paying through Deel adds $49 a month⁴. Change any number below to match your plan.

For the $93,019 a local hire costs here, you could cover about 6.4 remote hires in year one at the midpoint of our range. From year two the fee drops out and the remote figure is $11,988. About the candidates: most apply through our assessment platform with a written and a spoken English task; each profile shows the English level (B1–C2); Silkstaff interviews every shortlisted candidate live, in English, before you meet them.

Other roles in Atlanta-Sandy Springs

Of the 17 roles we track in Atlanta-Sandy Springs, this one ranks #6 by median pay, between recruiters ($75,410) and office managers ($69,990). Project Coordinator is the highest at $103,400.

Measured against the US median, this job is the lowest paid of the 17 roles we track in Atlanta-Sandy Springs (-5.9%); sales development representatives come first (+12.8%). The typical role here is at +0.7%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in Atlanta-Sandy Springs than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 3.1% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Atlanta-Sandy Springs, 2.8% across Georgia and 2.9% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Georgia

Across the 18 areas of Georgia with data for this job, the median runs from $58,500 in Hinesville to $72,090 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs, a gap of $13,590 a year. No other area in Georgia has as many executive assistants, and all 17 others pay less.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Atlanta-Sandy Springs is #7 of 506 US areas, one of the ten largest markets for this job. Outside Georgia, Rochester and Binghamton pay just above Atlanta-Sandy Springs and Kenosha and Amherst Town-Northampton just below. All four are within $140 a year of the median in Atlanta-Sandy Springs. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, all three pay more.

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