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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 51 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in the US earns $76,590 per year (459,910 employed). Gross pay is highest in Washington DC ($90,850) and lowest in Arkansas ($51,600) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay by stategross median vs take-home
StateMedian wageAfter taxesMonthly netKeptEmployed
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Washington DC $90,850 $67,989 $5,666 74.8% 4,560
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in New Jersey $89,520 $68,293 $5,691 76.3% 11,690
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in California $89,000 $67,394 $5,616 75.7% 59,640
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Massachusetts $82,650 $63,062 $5,255 76.3% 14,820
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Connecticut $82,520 $63,919 $5,327 77.5% 6,490
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Hawaii $80,710 $61,006 $5,084 75.6% 1,440
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in New York $80,640 $61,803 $5,150 76.6% 88,890
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Virginia $80,330 $61,537 $5,128 76.6% 10,360
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Washington $79,250 $64,582 $5,382 81.5% 11,560
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Delaware $78,920 $60,483 $5,040 76.6% 1,320
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Maryland $78,540 $60,716 $5,060 77.3% 13,960
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Minnesota $78,470 $60,221 $5,018 76.7% 7,970
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Rhode Island $77,820 $61,275 $5,106 78.7% 950
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Oregon $75,480 $56,155 $4,680 74.4% 6,000
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Pennsylvania $75,270 $59,472 $4,956 79% 12,910
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Illinois $74,390 $57,626 $4,802 77.5% 14,900
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in New Mexico $73,890 $58,505 $4,875 79.2% 2,800
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Texas $71,990 $59,475 $4,956 82.6% 34,520
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in New Hampshire $71,650 $59,236 $4,936 82.7% 1,210
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Arizona $70,770 $57,056 $4,755 80.6% 6,490
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Vermont $70,770 $56,406 $4,701 79.7% 770
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in North Carolina $70,140 $55,884 $4,657 79.7% 8,890
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Ohio $69,600 $56,662 $4,722 81.4% 10,940
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Alabama $69,450 $54,481 $4,540 78.4% 2,880
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Wisconsin $68,920 $55,043 $4,587 79.9% 4,480
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Georgia $68,290 $53,951 $4,496 79% 14,560
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Tennessee $68,190 $56,802 $4,733 83.3% 5,360
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Nevada $67,830 $56,549 $4,712 83.4% 2,670
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Michigan $66,840 $53,262 $4,439 79.7% 9,030
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Alaska $66,210 $55,380 $4,615 83.6% 1,320
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Nebraska $66,210 $53,247 $4,437 80.4% 1,860
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Colorado $65,850 $52,901 $4,408 80.3% 10,340
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Kansas $64,860 $51,476 $4,290 79.4% 2,750
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Florida $64,710 $54,175 $4,515 83.7% 19,220
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Maine $64,100 $50,539 $4,212 78.8% 2,320
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in West Virginia $63,820 $51,318 $4,277 80.4% 860
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Kentucky $62,410 $50,260 $4,188 80.5% 2,700
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Iowa $62,340 $50,553 $4,213 81.1% 4,150
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in North Dakota $61,270 $51,410 $4,284 83.9% 540
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Utah $61,130 $48,547 $4,046 79.4% 5,440
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in South Carolina $60,890 $48,609 $4,051 79.8% 3,880
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Missouri $60,320 $48,749 $4,062 80.8% 8,500
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Idaho $60,200 $48,468 $4,039 80.5% 1,180
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Oklahoma $59,910 $48,167 $4,014 80.4% 2,810
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Montana $59,750 $48,138 $4,011 80.6% 550
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Indiana $59,080 $47,937 $3,995 81.1% 5,060
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Mississippi $55,670 $45,416 $3,785 81.6% 1,240
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in South Dakota $55,170 $46,509 $3,876 84.3% 1,230
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Louisiana $53,240 $43,747 $3,646 82.2% 9,270
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Wyoming $52,210 $44,131 $3,678 84.5% 560
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Arkansas $51,600 $41,841 $3,487 81.1% 2,070
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