Executive Assistant salary in Stockton-Lodi, CA

Pay in Stockton-Lodi against California and the US

The middle half of executive assistants in Stockton-Lodi earns $67,340–$94,750. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $109,630, 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 $27,410 wide, against $34,980 across California and $33,000 nationally: employers in Stockton-Lodi pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $11,860 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $15,550, or about $20,065 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 25th percentile and the median in Stockton-Lodi, and the California statewide median of $89,000 falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What a hire really costs in Stockton-Lodi

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 $22,994 to the $79,200 median and brings it to $102,194 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.

For the $102,194 a local hire costs here, you could cover about 7.1 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 Stockton-Lodi

Of the 17 roles we track in Stockton-Lodi, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between accountants ($83,570) and recruiters ($76,560). Project Coordinator is the highest at $104,240.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #11 of the 17 roles we track in Stockton-Lodi (+3.4%), between medical administrative assistants (+4.4%) and project coordinators (+1.9%). The typical role here is at +5.1%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Executive assistants hold 2.7% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Stockton-Lodi, 3.6% across California and 2.9% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in California

Across the 28 areas of California with data for this job, the median runs from $64,470 in Hanford-Corcoran to $106,220 in San Jose-Sunnyvale, a gap of $41,750 a year. Of the 10 areas in California with more executive assistants than Stockton-Lodi, 4 pay less, the largest of them Riverside-San Bernardino, CA ($73,290), Fresno, CA ($77,610) and Bakersfield-Delano, CA ($72,860).

Stockton-Lodi against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Stockton-Lodi is #114 of 506 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside California, Carson City and Philadelphia-Camden pay just above Stockton-Lodi and Boulder and Portland-Vancouver just below. All four are within $450 a year of the median in Stockton-Lodi. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, none pays as much.

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