Executive Assistant salary in Oklahoma City, OK

Pay in Oklahoma City against Oklahoma and the US

The middle half of executive assistants in Oklahoma City earns $51,210–$75,560. The top tenth earns $88,490 or more, 2.1 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 $24,350 wide, against $24,490 across Oklahoma and $33,000 nationally: employers in Oklahoma City pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $14,080 a year in pay and about $18,168 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $10,270 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 Oklahoma City, and the Oklahoma statewide median of $59,910 falls between the 25th percentile and the median. An offer at the national rate would beat what three quarters of local executive assistants earn.

What a hire really costs in Oklahoma City

At the $61,480 median, a local hire costs about $79,329 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $17,849 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 5.5 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 6.6 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 Oklahoma City

Of the 17 roles we track in Oklahoma City, this one ranks #6 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($63,160) and paralegals ($57,550). Project Coordinator is the highest at $85,400.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #15 of the 17 roles we track in Oklahoma City (-19.7%), between payroll specialists (-17.9%) and marketing specialists (-19.8%). The typical role here is at -12.0%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in Oklahoma City than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 1.7% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Oklahoma City, 1.6% across Oklahoma and 2.9% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Oklahoma

Across the 8 areas of Oklahoma with data for this job, the median runs from $46,480 in Enid to $61,480 in Oklahoma City, a gap of $15,000 a year. No other area in Oklahoma has as many executive assistants, and all 7 others pay less.

Oklahoma City against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Oklahoma City is #53 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 Oklahoma, Muskegon-Norton Shores and Columbia pay just above Oklahoma City and Walla Walla and Jacksonville just below. All four are within $120 a year of the median in Oklahoma City. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, all three pay more.

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