Executive Assistant salary in Provo-Orem, UT

Pay in Provo-Orem against Utah and the US

The middle half of executive assistants in Provo-Orem earns $42,750–$73,930. The top tenth earns $84,440 or more, 2.2 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.2 times. The mean ($58,970) 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 $31,180 wide, between the figure for Utah ($29,010) and the US figure ($33,000).

What to budget for an executive assistant here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $19,760 over the median, the 25th only $11,420 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $25,497 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 Provo-Orem, 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 Provo-Orem

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $15,727 to the $54,170 median and brings it to $69,897 a year. 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 4.8 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 5.8 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 Provo-Orem

Of the 16 roles we track in Provo-Orem, this one ranks #8 by median pay, between payroll specialists ($57,470) and paralegals ($47,830). Project Coordinator is the highest at $88,180.

Measured against the US median, this job is the lowest paid of the 16 roles we track in Provo-Orem (-29.3%); payroll specialists come first (-1.4%). The typical role here is at -7.5%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in Provo-Orem than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 3.2% of the jobs in these 16 roles in Provo-Orem, 2.8% across Utah and 2.9% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

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. The one area in Utah with more executive assistants, Salt Lake City-Murray, UT ($63,490), also pays more.

Provo-Orem against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Provo-Orem is #57 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, Terre Haute and South Bend-Mishawaka pay just above Provo-Orem and Springfield and Joplin just below. All four are within $580 a year of the median in Provo-Orem. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, all three pay more.

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