Executive Assistant salary in the Northwest Colorado nonmetro area

Pay in the Northwest Colorado nonmetro area against Colorado and the US

Executive assistants at the 90th percentile earn $89,550, 2.3 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.2. The middle half of executive assistants in the Northwest Colorado nonmetro area earns $56,430–$79,170. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $22,740 wide, against $24,700 across Colorado and $33,000 nationally: employers in the Northwest Colorado nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $9,770 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $12,970, or about $16,735 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 the Northwest Colorado nonmetro area, and the Colorado statewide median of $65,850 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in the Northwest Colorado nonmetro area

At the $66,200 median, a local hire costs about $85,419 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $19,219 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 the Northwest Colorado nonmetro area

Of the 16 roles we track in the Northwest Colorado nonmetro area, this one ranks #8 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($72,950) and HR assistants ($54,110). Project Coordinator is the highest at $100,970.

Measured against the US median, this job is the lowest paid of the 16 roles we track in the Northwest Colorado nonmetro area (-13.6%); paralegals come first (+18.0%). The typical role here is at +3.7%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in the Northwest Colorado nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 2.6% of the jobs in these 16 roles in the Northwest Colorado nonmetro area, 3.3% across Colorado and 2.9% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Colorado

Across the 10 areas of Colorado with data for this job, the median runs from $54,950 in the Southwest Colorado nonmetro area to $79,170 in Boulder, a gap of $24,220 a year. Of the 4 areas in Colorado with more executive assistants than the Northwest Colorado nonmetro area, 2 pay less: Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ($61,160) and the Southwest Colorado nonmetro area ($54,950).

the Northwest Colorado nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the Northwest Colorado nonmetro area is #171 of 506 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Colorado, York-Hanover and Lancaster pay just above the Northwest Colorado nonmetro area and Greensboro-High Point and Anchorage just below. All four are within $150 a year of the median in the Northwest Colorado nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, two pay more.

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