Executive Assistant salary in Omaha, NE-IA

Pay in Omaha against Nebraska and the US

The middle half of executive assistants in Omaha earns $56,960–$79,840. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $92,250, only 1.9 times the bottom tenth, against 2.2 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $22,880 wide, against $23,280 across Nebraska and $33,000 nationally: employers in Omaha pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $11,280 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $11,600, or about $14,968 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 Omaha, and the Nebraska statewide median of $66,210 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Omaha

At the $68,240 median, a local hire costs about $88,052 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $19,812 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 $88,052 a local hire costs here, you could cover about 6.1 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 Omaha

Of the 17 roles we track in Omaha, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between accountants ($77,030) and paralegals ($64,230). Project Coordinator is the highest at $82,460.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #13 of the 17 roles we track in Omaha (-10.9%), between office managers (-8.3%) and sales development representatives (-14.1%). The typical role here is at -2.8%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in Omaha than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 2.0% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Omaha, 1.9% across Nebraska and 2.9% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Nebraska

Across the 6 areas of Nebraska with data for this job, the median runs from $53,810 in the Northwest Nebraska nonmetro area to $68,240 in Omaha, a gap of $14,430 a year. No other area in Nebraska has as many executive assistants, and all 5 others pay less.

Omaha against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Omaha is #62 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 Nebraska, Allentown-Bethlehem and Dover pay just above Omaha and Jacksonville and Reno just below. All four are within $180 a year of the median in Omaha. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, two pay more.

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