Executive Assistant salary in Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL

Pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale against Florida and the US

Executive assistants at the 90th percentile earn $102,180, 2.2 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.2. The middle half of executive assistants in Miami-Fort Lauderdale earns $58,060–$88,570. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $30,510 wide, between the figure for Florida ($29,600) and the US figure ($33,000).

What to budget for an executive assistant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $15,120 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $15,390, or about $19,858 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, and the Florida statewide median of $64,710 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale

At the $73,180 median, a local hire costs about $94,426 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $21,246 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.

For the $94,426 a local hire costs here, you could cover about 6.5 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale

Of the 17 roles we track in Miami-Fort Lauderdale, this one ranks #4 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($78,990) and recruiters ($67,580). Project Coordinator is the highest at $98,720.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #13 of the 17 roles we track in Miami-Fort Lauderdale (-4.5%), between project coordinators (-3.5%) and e-commerce order specialists (-8.3%). The typical role here is at -2.9%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Executive assistants hold 1.6% of the jobs in the 16 of these roles with a job count in Miami-Fort Lauderdale, 1.8% across Florida and 3.1% 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. No other area in Florida has as many executive assistants, and all 22 others pay less.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Miami-Fort Lauderdale is #17 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 Florida, Yakima and Burlington-South Burlington pay just above Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Albuquerque and Bakersfield-Delano just below. All four are within $320 a year of the median in Miami-Fort Lauderdale. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, all three pay more.

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