Executive Assistant salary in the North Georgia nonmetro area

Pay in the North Georgia nonmetro area against Georgia and the US

The middle half of executive assistants in the North Georgia nonmetro area earns $57,250–$73,210. The top tenth earns $96,630 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 only $15,960 wide, against $22,150 across Georgia and $33,000 nationally: employers in the North Georgia nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $9,350 a year in pay and about $12,065 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $6,610 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 75th and 90th percentiles in the North Georgia nonmetro area, and the Georgia statewide median of $68,290 falls between the median and the 75th percentile. An offer at the national rate would beat what three quarters of local executive assistants earn.

What a hire really costs in the North Georgia nonmetro area

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 $18,540 to the $63,860 median and brings it to $82,400 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.

A local hire here costs about 5.7 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 6.9 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 the North Georgia nonmetro area

Of the 17 roles we track in the North Georgia nonmetro area, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between accountants ($75,830) and recruiters ($63,180). Project Coordinator is the highest at $77,550.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #11 of the 17 roles we track in the North Georgia nonmetro area (-16.6%), between sales development representatives (-16.2%) and recruiters (-16.8%). The typical role here is at -14.9%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Executive assistants hold 2.5% of the jobs in these 17 roles in the North Georgia nonmetro area, 2.8% across Georgia and 2.9% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Georgia

Across the 18 areas of Georgia with data for this job, the median runs from $58,500 in Hinesville to $72,090 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs, a gap of $13,590 a year. Of the 4 areas in Georgia with more executive assistants than the North Georgia nonmetro area, 2 pay less: Savannah, GA ($63,820) and the South Georgia nonmetro area ($59,920).

the North Georgia nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the North Georgia nonmetro area is #162 of 506 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Georgia, Altoona and Dayton-Kettering pay just above the North Georgia nonmetro area and Lubbock and Peoria just below. All four are within $140 a year of the median in the North Georgia nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, one pays more.

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