Executive Assistant salary in Ogden, UT

Pay in Ogden against Utah and the US

The middle half of executive assistants in Ogden earns $46,650–$74,700. The top tenth earns $90,060 or more, 2.2 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 $28,050 wide, against $29,010 across Utah and $33,000 nationally: employers in Ogden pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $16,890 over the median, the 25th only $11,160 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $21,794 a year in employer cost. 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 Ogden, and the Utah statewide median of $61,130 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 Ogden

At the $57,810 median, a local hire costs about $74,594 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $16,784 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 5.1 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 6.2 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 Ogden

Of the 16 roles we track in Ogden, this one ranks #6 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($59,140) and payroll specialists ($55,960). Project Coordinator is the highest at $104,360.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #15 of the 16 roles we track in Ogden (-24.5%), between paralegals (-14.1%) and marketing specialists (-24.9%). The typical role here is at -3.8%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in Ogden than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 2.4% of the jobs in these 16 roles in Ogden, 3.0% across Utah and 3.1% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Utah

Across the 7 areas of Utah with data for this job, the median runs from $52,710 in Logan to $63,490 in Salt Lake City-Murray, a gap of $10,780 a year. Of the 2 areas in Utah with more executive assistants than Ogden, 1 pays less: Provo-Orem, UT ($54,170).

Ogden against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Ogden is #104 of 506 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, yet its pay sits in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside Utah, Springfield and Jonesboro pay just above Ogden and Kingsport-Bristol and Cedar Rapids just below. All four are within $310 a year of the median in Ogden. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, all three pay more.

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