Executive Assistant salary in Houston-Pasadena, TX

Pay in Houston-Pasadena against Texas and the US

The middle half of executive assistants in Houston-Pasadena earns $59,550–$90,560. The top tenth earns $104,980 or more, 2.0 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.2 times. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $31,010 wide, between the figure for Texas ($28,250) and the US figure ($33,000).

What to budget for an executive assistant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $15,300 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $15,710, or about $20,271 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 Houston-Pasadena, and the Texas statewide median of $71,990 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Houston-Pasadena

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 $21,731 to the $74,850 median and brings it to $96,581 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 $96,581 a local hire costs here, you could cover about 6.7 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 Houston-Pasadena

Of the 17 roles we track in Houston-Pasadena, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between accountants ($85,090) and recruiters ($72,550). Project Coordinator is the highest at $99,510.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #5 of the 17 roles we track in Houston-Pasadena (-2.3%), between administrative assistants (-1.7%) and bookkeepers (-2.4%). The typical role here is at -3.7%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Executive assistants hold 2.1% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Houston-Pasadena, 2.2% across Texas and 2.9% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Texas

Across the 30 areas of Texas with data for this job, the median runs from $55,200 in Texarkana to $80,230 in Dallas-Fort Worth, a gap of $25,030 a year. Of the 2 areas in Texas with more executive assistants than Houston-Pasadena, 1 pays less: Austin-Round Rock, TX ($69,600).

Houston-Pasadena against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Houston-Pasadena is #11 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 Texas, Buffalo-Cheektowaga and Mankato pay just above Houston-Pasadena and Kingston and Albany-Schenectady just below. All four are within $120 a year of the median in Houston-Pasadena. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, all three pay more.

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