Executive Assistant salary in Barnstable Town, MA

Pay in Barnstable Town against Massachusetts and the US

Executive assistants at the 90th percentile earn $116,370, 2.0 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.2. The middle half of executive assistants in Barnstable Town earns $66,830–$94,290. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $27,460 wide, against $30,610 across Massachusetts and $33,000 nationally: employers in Barnstable Town pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $14,480 a year in pay and about $18,684 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $12,980 in pay. 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 25th percentile and the median in Barnstable Town, and the Massachusetts statewide median of $82,650 falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What a hire really costs in Barnstable Town

At the $79,810 median, a local hire costs about $102,981 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $23,171 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 $102,981 a local hire costs here, you could cover about 7.1 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 Barnstable Town

Of the 14 roles we track in Barnstable Town, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between accountants ($96,110) and marketing specialists ($79,150). Project Coordinator is the highest at $102,980.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #8 of the 14 roles we track in Barnstable Town (+4.2%), between customer support specialists (+6.9%) and office managers (+2.7%). The typical role here is at +5.6%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Executive assistants hold 3.6% of the jobs in these 14 roles in Barnstable Town, 3.8% across Massachusetts and 3.0% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Massachusetts

Across the 7 areas of Massachusetts with data for this job, the median runs from $71,060 in Springfield to $85,260 in Boston-Cambridge, a gap of $14,200 a year. Of the 3 areas in Massachusetts with more executive assistants than Barnstable Town, 2 pay less: Worcester, MA ($75,350) and Springfield, MA ($71,060).

Barnstable Town against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Barnstable Town is #167 of 506 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the top quarter of US areas. Outside Massachusetts, Charlotte-Concord and Minneapolis-St. Paul pay just above Barnstable Town and San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles and Olympia-Lacey just below. All four are within $300 a year of the median in Barnstable Town. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, none pays as much.

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