Q: Do executive assistants make a lot of money?

Yes, executive assistants can make a lot of money. But the median salary for an executive assistant is $60,000 in a year. However, depending on education, experience, company, and industry, a person can make a lot of money as an executive assistant.

Question 1

How much does an executive administrative assistant make?

Accepted Answer

The average executive administrative assistant salary in the United States is $44,665. Executive administrative assistant salaries typically range between $31,000 and $62,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for executive administrative assistants is $21.47 per hour.

Executive administrative assistant salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Executive administrative assistants earn the highest average salary in New York.

Question 2

What state pays Executive Administrative Assistants the most?

Accepted Answer

New York pays Executive Administrative Assistants the most in the United States, with an average salary of $58,907 per year, or $28.32 per hour.

Question 3

How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as an executive administrative assistant?

Accepted Answer

You know if you are being paid fairly as an executive administrative assistant if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Connecticut you should be paid close to $57,920 per year.

Question 4

What is a good starting salary for an Executive Administrative Assistant?

Accepted Answer

A good starting salary for an executive administrative assistant is $32,000 in the United States. That puts you in the 10th percentile of annual income for an executive administrative assistant in the U.S., which is about what you would expect if you were new to the field. The average salary for executive administrative assistants is $46,473, but that normally requires some level of experience to achieve. Furthermore, a good starting salary for an executive administrative assistant can vary by state.

Question 5

Do executive assistants make a lot of money?

Accepted Answer

Yes, executive assistants can make a lot of money. But the median salary for an executive assistant is $60,000 in a year. However, depending on education, experience, company, and industry, a person can make a lot of money as an executive assistant.

Question 6

How much does an executive administrative assistant make?

Accepted Answer

An executive administrative assistant makes just under $41,000. The lowest 10% earn less than $27,000 on average, while the highest 10% earn more than $67,000.

An executive administrative assistant is an employee who provides high-level administrative support to executives in the workplace, such as taking calls, scheduling meetings, managing executive requests, and other office duties.

Question 7

How much does an executive assistant to a CEO make?

Accepted Answer

An executive assistant to a CEO makes between $50,000 and $95,000 per year. To attain a salary on the higher end of this range, several factors may be involved.

Although no degree is strictly necessary to become an executive assistant to a CEO, a degree in a field related to business, communications, or technology may be helpful.

Question 8

How much should an executive assistant get paid?

Accepted Answer

An executive assistant should get paid an hourly wage around $30 per hour. This is the middle ground between the two ends of the expected hourly pay range for executive assistants. This can vary, though, depending on many factors.

Question 9

What is the highest paying administrative assistant job?

Accepted Answer

The highest-paid administrative assistant job is Administrative Services Director.

An administrative assistant services director who works in healthcare and lives in Alaska or California earns a significantly higher hourly pay than an entry-level administrative assistant living in Montana.

Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Massachusetts	$57,045	$27.43
2	Connecticut	$57,920	$27.85
3	Washington	$52,356	$25.17
4	New Jersey	$53,943	$25.93
5	Rhode Island	$51,736	$24.87
6	Nevada	$47,788	$22.98
7	New York	$58,907	$28.32
8	Virginia	$45,586	$21.92
9	Illinois	$45,212	$21.74
10	Minnesota	$45,036	$21.65
11	Pennsylvania	$44,919	$21.60
12	Delaware	$48,593	$23.36
13	District of Columbia	$50,900	$24.47
14	Texas	$40,663	$19.55
15	New Hampshire	$46,532	$22.37
16	California	$53,717	$25.83
17	Colorado	$42,374	$20.37
18	Wisconsin	$42,103	$20.24
19	Hawaii	$47,276	$22.73
20	Georgia	$41,905	$20.15
21	Ohio	$41,106	$19.76
22	Arizona	$39,822	$19.15
23	Maryland	$44,378	$21.34
24	Vermont	$40,397	$19.42
25	North Dakota	$38,235	$18.38
26	Oregon	$43,521	$20.92
27	Utah	$36,017	$17.32
28	Tennessee	$37,382	$17.97
29	Michigan	$38,359	$18.44
30	West Virginia	$38,522	$18.52
31	Florida	$36,792	$17.69
32	Montana	$35,120	$16.88
33	North Carolina	$36,816	$17.70
34	Indiana	$37,732	$18.14
35	Maine	$37,151	$17.86
36	Alaska	$34,334	$16.51
37	Iowa	$36,068	$17.34
38	Alabama	$37,054	$17.81
39	Wyoming	$34,470	$16.57
40	Missouri	$36,391	$17.50
41	Arkansas	$36,073	$17.34
42	Idaho	$31,581	$15.18
43	Kentucky	$35,424	$17.03
44	Nebraska	$32,129	$15.45
45	South Carolina	$32,695	$15.72
46	New Mexico	$34,991	$16.82
47	South Dakota	$34,418	$16.55
48	Kansas	$31,643	$15.21
49	Louisiana	$28,624	$13.76
50	Mississippi	$28,909	$13.90
51	Oklahoma	$27,132	$13.04

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	New York, NY	$59,009	$28.37
2	San Francisco, CA	$57,763	$27.77
3	Boston, MA	$57,083	$27.44
4	Olympia, WA	$52,943	$25.45
5	Washington, DC	$50,914	$24.48
6	McLean, VA	$47,470	$22.82
7	Chicago, IL	$45,420	$21.84
8	Philadelphia, PA	$45,192	$21.73
9	Saint Paul, MN	$45,093	$21.68
10	Baltimore, MD	$44,612	$21.45
11	Portland, OR	$43,331	$20.83
12	Denver, CO	$42,447	$20.41
13	Milwaukee, WI	$42,174	$20.28
14	Alpharetta, GA	$42,096	$20.24
15	Austin, TX	$40,961	$19.69
16	Columbus, OH	$40,604	$19.52
17	Phoenix, AZ	$39,961	$19.21
18	Ann Arbor, MI	$38,288	$18.41
19	Knoxville, TN	$37,674	$18.11
20	Indianapolis, IN	$37,479	$18.02

Percentile	Annual salary	Monthly salary	Hourly rate
90th Percentile	$62,000	$5,167	$30
75th Percentile	$53,000	$4,417	$25
Average	$44,665	$3,722	$21
25th Percentile	$37,000	$3,083	$18
10th Percentile	$31,000	$2,583	$15

Job title	Annual salary	Monthly salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
Administrative Support	$37,692	$3,141	$18.12	114,480
Administrative Staff	$77,101	$6,425	$37.07	119,030

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate
1	Microsoft	$97,854	$47.05
2	Maxim Integrated	$96,843	$46.56
3	Cisco	$92,816	$44.62
4	Ampere	$90,810	$43.66
5	Micron Technology	$89,073	$42.82
6	STMicroelectronics	$88,475	$42.54
7	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	$87,994	$42.30
8	Apple	$85,407	$41.06
9	Texas Instruments	$84,763	$40.75
10	Tata Group	$83,958	$40.36
11	AbbVie	$81,342	$39.11
12	Edelman Financial Engines	$79,203	$38.08
13	IBM	$78,631	$37.80
14	Duquesne Light Company	$78,468	$37.73
15	American Express	$76,689	$36.87
16	General Motors	$69,198	$33.27
17	Citi	$68,617	$32.99
18	BlackRock	$67,306	$32.36
19	FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies	$66,501	$31.97
20	Johnson & Johnson	$63,716	$30.63

Executive administrative assistant salary

Average executive administrative assistant salary

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Average Executive Administrative Assistant Salary

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