Executive Assistant salary in Orlando-Kissimmee, FL

Pay in Orlando-Kissimmee against Florida and the US

The middle half of executive assistants in Orlando-Kissimmee earns $55,340–$83,790. The top tenth earns $98,280 or more, 2.3 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.2 times. The mean ($70,760) is 9% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $28,450 wide, against $29,600 across Florida and $33,000 nationally: employers in Orlando-Kissimmee 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 $18,700 over the median, the 25th only $9,750 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $24,129 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 median and the 75th percentile in Orlando-Kissimmee, and the Florida statewide median of $64,710 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Orlando-Kissimmee

At the $65,090 median, a local hire costs about $83,987 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $18,897 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 5.8 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 7.0 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 Orlando-Kissimmee

Of the 17 roles we track in Orlando-Kissimmee, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between recruiters ($65,430) and office managers ($63,010). Project Coordinator is the highest at $96,390.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #16 of the 17 roles we track in Orlando-Kissimmee (-15.0%), between payroll specialists (-14.5%) and sales development representatives (-15.9%). The typical role here is at -9.3%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in Orlando-Kissimmee than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 1.6% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Orlando-Kissimmee, 1.7% across Florida and 2.9% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Florida

Across the 23 areas of Florida with data for this job, the median runs from $47,450 in Homosassa Springs to $73,180 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale, a gap of $25,730 a year. Of the 2 areas in Florida with more executive assistants than Orlando-Kissimmee, 1 pays less: Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL ($64,710).

Orlando-Kissimmee against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Orlando-Kissimmee is #33 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 Florida, Grand Rapids-Wyoming and Fargo pay just above Orlando-Kissimmee and Flint and Des Moines-West Des Moines just below. All four are within $100 a year of the median in Orlando-Kissimmee. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, all three pay more.

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