Executive Assistant salary in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

Pay in Salt Lake City-Murray against Utah and the US

Executive assistants at the 90th percentile earn $94,340, 2.1 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.2. The middle half of executive assistants in Salt Lake City-Murray earns $50,510–$79,330. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $28,820 wide, against $29,010 across Utah and $33,000 nationally: employers in Salt Lake City-Murray pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $12,980 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $15,840, or about $20,439 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 Salt Lake City-Murray, and the Utah statewide median of $61,130 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Salt Lake City-Murray

At the $63,490 median, a local hire costs about $81,923 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $18,433 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 5.7 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 6.8 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 Salt Lake City-Murray

Of the 17 roles we track in Salt Lake City-Murray, this one ranks #7 by median pay, between paralegals ($64,670) and sales development representatives ($63,340). Project Coordinator is the highest at $98,000.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #16 of the 17 roles we track in Salt Lake City-Murray (-17.1%), between sales development representatives (-9.5%) and marketing specialists (-17.9%). The typical role here is at -1.9%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in Salt Lake City-Murray than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 2.8% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Salt Lake City-Murray, 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. No other area in Utah has as many executive assistants, and all 6 others pay less.

Salt Lake City-Murray against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Salt Lake City-Murray is #29 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 Utah, St. Louis and Memphis pay just above Salt Lake City-Murray and Abilene and Lewiston-Auburn just below. All four are within $120 a year of the median in Salt Lake City-Murray. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, all three pay more.

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