Executive Assistant salary in Jacksonville, FL

Pay in Jacksonville against Florida and the US

Executive assistants at the 90th percentile earn $98,970, 2.1 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.2. The middle half of executive assistants in Jacksonville earns $54,890–$81,430. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $26,540 wide, against $29,600 across Florida and $33,000 nationally: employers in Jacksonville pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $13,220 a year in pay and about $17,058 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $13,320 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 Jacksonville, and the Florida statewide median of $64,710 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Jacksonville

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 $19,803 to the $68,210 median and brings it to $88,013 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 $88,013 a local hire costs here, you could cover about 6.1 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 Jacksonville

Of the 17 roles we track in Jacksonville, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between recruiters ($71,850) and office managers ($65,590). Project Coordinator is the highest at $99,270.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #15 of the 17 roles we track in Jacksonville (-10.9%), between data entry specialists (-9.3%) and sales development representatives (-12.1%). The typical role here is at -4.3%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in Jacksonville than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 1.4% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Jacksonville, 1.7% across Florida and 2.9% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Florida

Across the 23 areas of Florida with data for this job, the median runs from $47,450 in Homosassa Springs to $73,180 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale, a gap of $25,730 a year. Of the 3 areas in Florida with more executive assistants than Jacksonville, 2 pay less: Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL ($64,710) and Orlando-Kissimmee, FL ($65,090).

Jacksonville against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Jacksonville is #55 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 Florida, Omaha and Allentown-Bethlehem pay just above Jacksonville and Reno and Redding just below. All four are within $180 a year of the median in Jacksonville. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, one pays more.

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