Executive Assistant salary in North Port-Bradenton, FL

Pay in North Port-Bradenton against Florida and the US

Executive assistants at the 90th percentile earn $101,140, 2.3 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.2. The middle half of executive assistants in North Port-Bradenton earns $53,710–$83,130. The mean ($71,380) is 8% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $29,420 wide, against $29,600 across Florida and $33,000 nationally: employers in North Port-Bradenton pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $17,320 a year in pay and about $22,348 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $12,100 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 North Port-Bradenton, and the Florida statewide median of $64,710 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in North Port-Bradenton

At the $65,810 median, a local hire costs about $84,916 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $19,106 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.

A local hire here costs about 5.9 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 7.1 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 North Port-Bradenton

Of the 17 roles we track in North Port-Bradenton, this one ranks #6 by median pay, between office managers ($67,090) and paralegals ($60,070). Project Coordinator is the highest at $96,510.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #16 of the 17 roles we track in North Port-Bradenton (-14.1%), between recruiters (-11.6%) and sales development representatives (-17.4%). The typical role here is at -5.5%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in North Port-Bradenton than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 1.5% of the jobs in these 17 roles in North Port-Bradenton, 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 5 areas in Florida with more executive assistants than North Port-Bradenton, 3 pay less: Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL ($64,710), Orlando-Kissimmee, FL ($65,090) and Tallahassee, FL ($57,250).

North Port-Bradenton against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, North Port-Bradenton is #107 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, Toledo and Salisbury pay just above North Port-Bradenton and Appleton and Tucson just below. All four are within $300 a year of the median in North Port-Bradenton. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, none pays as much.

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