Executive Assistant salary in Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL

Pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg against Florida and the US

Pay is more spread out here than nationally: the top tenth earns $98,950 or more, 2.4 times the bottom tenth, against 2.2 times across the US. Two offers for the same title can sit far apart. The middle half of executive assistants in Tampa-St. Petersburg earns $51,530–$79,880. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $28,350 wide, against $29,600 across Florida and $33,000 nationally: employers in Tampa-St. Petersburg pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $13,180 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $15,170, or about $19,574 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg, and the Florida statewide median of $64,710 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Tampa-St. Petersburg

At the $64,710 median, a local hire costs about $83,497 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $18,787 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg

Of the 16 roles we track in Tampa-St. Petersburg, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between recruiters ($65,580) and office managers ($63,650). Project Coordinator is the highest at $97,780.

Measured against the US median, this job is the lowest paid of the 16 roles we track in Tampa-St. Petersburg (-15.5%); e-commerce order specialists come first (+6.5%). The typical role here is at -4.7%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in Tampa-St. Petersburg than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 1.9% of the jobs in these 16 roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg, 1.8% across Florida and 3.2% 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. The one area in Florida with more executive assistants, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ($73,180), also pays more.

Tampa-St. Petersburg against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Tampa-St. Petersburg is #27 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, Colorado Springs and Lexington-Fayette pay just above Tampa-St. Petersburg and Chattanooga and Battle Creek just below. All four are within $140 a year of the median in Tampa-St. Petersburg. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, two pay more.

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