Executive Assistant salary in Toledo, OH

Pay in Toledo against Ohio and the US

The middle half of executive assistants in Toledo earns $52,740–$76,630. The top tenth earns $94,640 or more, 2.2 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.2 times. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $23,890 wide, against $24,820 across Ohio and $33,000 nationally: employers in Toledo pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $13,120 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $10,770, or about $13,897 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 Toledo, and the Ohio statewide median of $69,600 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Toledo

At the $65,860 median, a local hire costs about $84,981 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $19,121 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 5.9 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 7.1 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 Toledo

Of the 17 roles we track in Toledo, this one ranks #4 by median pay, between recruiters ($67,200) and office managers ($63,190). Project Coordinator is the highest at $81,940.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #14 of the 17 roles we track in Toledo (-14.0%), between medical administrative assistants (-13.5%) and project coordinators (-19.9%). The typical role here is at -6.9%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in Toledo than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 2.1% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Toledo, 2.1% across Ohio and 2.9% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Ohio

Across the 16 areas of Ohio with data for this job, the median runs from $57,970 in Springfield to $75,880 in Columbus, a gap of $17,910 a year. Of the 5 areas in Ohio with more executive assistants than Toledo, 2 pay less: Akron, OH ($65,240) and Dayton-Kettering, OH ($64,000).

Toledo against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Toledo is #115 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 Ohio, Salisbury and Mobile pay just above Toledo and North Port-Bradenton and Appleton just below. All four are within $260 a year of the median in Toledo. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, all three pay more.

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