Executive Assistant salary in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI

Pay in Grand Rapids-Wyoming against Michigan and the US

The middle half of executive assistants in Grand Rapids-Wyoming earns $55,970–$78,320. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $92,340, 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 $22,350 wide, against $23,480 across Michigan and $33,000 nationally: employers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $13,230 a year in pay and about $17,071 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $9,120 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 median and the 75th percentile in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, and the Michigan statewide median of $66,840 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Grand Rapids-Wyoming

At the $65,090 median, a local hire costs about $83,987 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $18,897 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 5.8 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 7.0 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming

Of the 17 roles we track in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between recruiters ($65,760) and marketing specialists ($64,880). Project Coordinator is the highest at $95,020.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #16 of the 17 roles we track in Grand Rapids-Wyoming (-15.0%), between recruiters (-13.4%) and marketing specialists (-17.6%). The typical role here is at -5.2%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in Grand Rapids-Wyoming than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 1.9% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, 2.2% across Michigan and 2.9% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Michigan

Across the 19 areas of Michigan with data for this job, the median runs from $47,790 in the Mid Michigan nonmetro area to $77,060 in Midland, a gap of $29,270 a year. The one area in Michigan with more executive assistants, Detroit-Warren, MI ($74,950), also pays more.

Grand Rapids-Wyoming against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Grand Rapids-Wyoming is #63 of 506 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside Michigan, Fargo and Sandusky pay just above Grand Rapids-Wyoming and Orlando-Kissimmee and Des Moines-West Des Moines just below. All four are within $100 a year of the median in Grand Rapids-Wyoming. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, all three pay more.

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