Executive Assistant salary in Utica-Rome, NY

Pay in Utica-Rome against New York and the US

The middle half of executive assistants in Utica-Rome earns $60,270–$79,780. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $97,470, 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 $19,510 wide, against $31,930 across New York and $33,000 nationally: employers in Utica-Rome pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an executive assistant here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $12,790 over the median, the 25th only $6,720 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $16,503 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 median and the 75th percentile in Utica-Rome, and the New York statewide median of $80,640 falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles.

What a hire really costs in Utica-Rome

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 $19,449 to the $66,990 median and brings it to $86,439 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 6.0 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 7.2 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 Utica-Rome

Of the 17 roles we track in Utica-Rome, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($70,170) and office managers ($66,390). Project Coordinator is the highest at $100,430.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #15 of the 17 roles we track in Utica-Rome (-12.5%), between marketing specialists (-10.9%) and paralegals (-12.8%). The typical role here is at -4.6%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in Utica-Rome than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 4.1% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Utica-Rome, 8.1% across New York and 2.9% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in New York

Across the 16 areas of New York with data for this job, the median runs from $66,990 in Utica-Rome to $83,840 in New York-Newark, a gap of $16,850 a year. All 11 areas in New York with more executive assistants than Utica-Rome also pay more, among them New York-Newark, NY-NJ ($83,840) and Albany-Schenectady, NY ($74,730).

Utica-Rome against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Utica-Rome is #120 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 New York, Lawrence and Knoxville pay just above Utica-Rome and Waco and Tuscaloosa just below. All four are within $320 a year of the median in Utica-Rome. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, two pay more.

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