Executive Assistant salary in Baton Rouge, LA

Pay in Baton Rouge against Louisiana and the US

The middle half of executive assistants in Baton Rouge earns $50,390–$68,270. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $84,090, 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 only $17,880 wide, against $19,790 across Louisiana and $33,000 nationally: employers in Baton Rouge pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $8,410 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $9,470, or about $12,219 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 75th and 90th percentiles in Baton Rouge, and the Louisiana statewide median of $53,240 falls between the 25th percentile and the median. An offer at the national rate would beat what three quarters of local executive assistants earn.

What a hire really costs in Baton Rouge

At the $58,800 median, a local hire costs about $75,871 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $17,071 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.

A local hire here costs about 5.2 times as much as a remote hire in year one at the midpoint of our range. From year two, when the fee drops out, it is 6.3 times the remote figure of $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 Baton Rouge

Of the 17 roles we track in Baton Rouge, this one ranks #8 by median pay, between paralegals ($59,030) and payroll specialists ($54,580). Project Coordinator is the highest at $86,650.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #16 of the 17 roles we track in Baton Rouge (-23.2%), between recruiters (-19.1%) and marketing specialists (-24.2%). The typical role here is at -13.4%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in Baton Rouge than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 5.5% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Baton Rouge, 5.4% across Louisiana and 2.9% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Louisiana

Across the 11 areas of Louisiana with data for this job, the median runs from $47,450 in Alexandria to $60,370 in New Orleans-Metairie, a gap of $12,920 a year. No other area in Louisiana has as many executive assistants, and 9 of the other 10 pay less.

Baton Rouge against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Baton Rouge is #41 of 506 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, yet its pay sits in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside Louisiana, Erie and Lebanon pay just above Baton Rouge and Johnson City and Dothan just below. All four are within $130 a year of the median in Baton Rouge. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, all three pay more.

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