Executive Assistant salary in Nashville-Murfreesboro, TN

Pay in Nashville-Murfreesboro against Tennessee and the US

Executive assistants at the 90th percentile earn $101,990, 2.1 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.2. The middle half of executive assistants in Nashville-Murfreesboro earns $61,140–$83,220. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $22,080 wide, against $23,470 across Tennessee and $33,000 nationally: employers in Nashville-Murfreesboro pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $12,560 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $9,520, or about $12,284 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 Nashville-Murfreesboro, and the Tennessee statewide median of $68,190 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Nashville-Murfreesboro

At the $73,700 median, a local hire costs about $95,097 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $21,397 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 $95,097 a local hire costs here, you could cover about 6.6 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 Nashville-Murfreesboro

Of the 17 roles we track in Nashville-Murfreesboro, this one ranks #4 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($77,240) and office managers ($73,060). Project Coordinator is the highest at $85,990.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #10 of the 17 roles we track in Nashville-Murfreesboro (-3.8%), between paralegals (-3.3%) and payroll specialists (-3.9%). The typical role here is at -3.3%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Executive assistants hold 1.8% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Nashville-Murfreesboro, 1.5% across Tennessee and 2.9% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Tennessee

Across the 14 areas of Tennessee with data for this job, the median runs from $51,240 in Morristown to $73,700 in Nashville-Murfreesboro, a gap of $22,460 a year. No other area in Tennessee has as many executive assistants, and all 13 others pay less.

Nashville-Murfreesboro against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Nashville-Murfreesboro is #35 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 Tennessee, Phoenix-Mesa and Watertown-Fort Drum pay just above Nashville-Murfreesboro and San Antonio-New Braunfels and Springfield just below. All four are within $390 a year of the median in Nashville-Murfreesboro. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, one pays more.

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