Executive Assistant salary in Cincinnati, OH-KY

Pay in Cincinnati against Ohio and the US

Executive assistants at the 90th percentile earn $102,600, 2.1 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.2. The middle half of executive assistants in Cincinnati earns $57,740–$82,310. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $24,570 wide, against $24,820 across Ohio and $33,000 nationally: employers in Cincinnati pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $13,240 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $11,330, or about $14,619 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 Cincinnati, and the Ohio statewide median of $69,600 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Cincinnati

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $20,607 to the $70,980 median and brings it to $91,587 a year. 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 $91,587 a local hire costs here, you could cover about 6.3 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 Cincinnati

Of the 17 roles we track in Cincinnati, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between recruiters ($73,010) and office managers ($69,880). Project Coordinator is the highest at $95,380.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #16 of the 17 roles we track in Cincinnati (-7.3%), between virtual receptionists (-7.3%) and sales development representatives (-14.3%). The typical role here is at -1.3%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in Cincinnati than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 1.7% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Cincinnati, 2.1% across Ohio and 2.9% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Ohio

Across the 16 areas of Ohio with data for this job, the median runs from $57,970 in Springfield to $75,880 in Columbus, a gap of $17,910 a year. Of the 2 areas in Ohio with more executive assistants than Cincinnati, 1 pays less: Cleveland, OH ($68,570).

Cincinnati against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Cincinnati is #45 of 506 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside Ohio, Springfield and Greenville-Anderson pay just above Cincinnati and Kalamazoo-Portage and Madison just below. All four are within $180 a year of the median in Cincinnati. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, one pays more.

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