Executive Assistant salary in Norwich-New London, CT

Pay in Norwich-New London against Connecticut and the US

The middle half of executive assistants in Norwich-New London earns $62,990–$90,460. The top tenth earns $101,600 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 $27,470 wide, against $31,490 across Connecticut and $33,000 nationally: employers in Norwich-New London pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $14,210 a year in pay and about $18,335 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $13,260 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 Norwich-New London, and the Connecticut statewide median of $82,520 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Norwich-New London

At the $76,250 median, a local hire costs about $98,387 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $22,137 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 $98,387 a local hire costs here, you could cover about 6.8 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 Norwich-New London

Of the 16 roles we track in Norwich-New London, this one ranks #4 by median pay, between recruiters ($76,810) and office managers ($73,920). Project Coordinator is the highest at $109,800.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #12 of the 16 roles we track in Norwich-New London (-0.4%), between virtual receptionists (-0.4%) and accountants (-1.4%). The typical role here is at +2.3%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Executive assistants hold 3.1% of the jobs in these 16 roles in Norwich-New London, 3.6% across Connecticut and 2.9% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Connecticut

Across the 6 areas of Connecticut with data for this job, the median runs from $72,350 in the Connecticut nonmetro area to $100,930 in Bridgeport-Stamford, a gap of $28,580 a year. All 4 areas in Connecticut with more executive assistants than Norwich-New London also pay more, among them Hartford-West Hartford, CT ($80,370) and Bridgeport-Stamford, CT ($100,930).

Norwich-New London against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Norwich-New London is #161 of 506 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the top quarter of US areas. Outside Connecticut, Birmingham and Syracuse pay just above Norwich-New London and El Centro and Columbus just below. All four are within $370 a year of the median in Norwich-New London. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, none pays as much.

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