Executive Assistant salary in Greensboro-High Point, NC

Pay in Greensboro-High Point against North Carolina and the US

The middle half of executive assistants in Greensboro-High Point earns $58,680–$80,410. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $93,260, only 1.8 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 $21,730 wide, against $24,780 across North Carolina and $33,000 nationally: employers in Greensboro-High Point pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $14,270 over the median, the 25th only $7,460 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $18,413 a year in employer cost. 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 Greensboro-High Point, and the North Carolina statewide median of $70,140 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Greensboro-High Point

At the $66,140 median, a local hire costs about $85,342 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $19,202 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 5.9 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 7.1 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 Greensboro-High Point

Of the 17 roles we track in Greensboro-High Point, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between recruiters ($67,660) and office managers ($62,630). Project Coordinator is the highest at $99,690.

Measured against the US median, this job is the lowest paid of the 17 roles we track in Greensboro-High Point (-13.6%); HR assistants come first (-1.9%). The typical role here is at -6.7%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in Greensboro-High Point than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 1.5% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Greensboro-High Point, 1.7% across North Carolina and 2.9% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in North Carolina

Across the 18 areas of North Carolina with data for this job, the median runs from $49,720 in Goldsboro to $79,900 in Charlotte-Concord, a gap of $30,180 a year. Of the 2 areas in North Carolina with more executive assistants than Greensboro-High Point, 1 pays less: Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($64,170).

Greensboro-High Point against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Greensboro-High Point is #100 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 North Carolina, York-Hanover and Lancaster pay just above Greensboro-High Point and Anchorage and Mobile just below. All four are within $210 a year of the median in Greensboro-High Point. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, two pay more.

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