Executive Assistant Salary in 2015 Archives

Google Trend graph of an Executive Assistant shows a steady interest through out the past 8 years with a slight incline showing. With the highest peak interest for an Executive Assistant in June 2011. As far as the demand in 2013, the graph shows to be stable and comparative to previous years. In February 2012, U.S. News & World Report reported an Executive Assistant as number 10 in the Best Business Jobs.

Executive assistants often start out as administrative assistants which perform office maintenance work, then graduate to juggling tasks for the higher executive level bosses. While the responsibilities still include the basics, such as managing the boss’s calendar, coordinating meetings, and taking messages, Executive Assistants are also tasked with providing high-level administrative support for the company and its top executives. An Executive Assistant’s role may include analyzing incoming documents, preparing research reports, and sometimes supervising other clerical staff members.

Bureau of Labor Statistics shows information for an Administrative Assistant, in which, their salary may be different than those of an Executive Assistant. The BLS shows that the median wage reported in 2010 was $34,660 a year or also pays about $16.66 an hour. The typical education required for an Executive Assistant is a high school diploma or the equivalent. The number of jobs available to Executive Assistants in 2010 reported by the BLS as 4,010,200 total jobs with a growth rate expectation of 12% which is average compared to other careers. The amount of Executive Assistant jobs added from 2010 – 2020 is expected to be 492,900 added to the job marketplace. By taking a look at our state by state salaries for Executive Assistants, you’ll see that in some states, they’ll pay more. This shows that the decision on a location to take a job as a Executive Assistant could make a big difference.

Executive Assistant Salary Information For 2015

This table displays Executive Assistant Salaries By State so that people can compare how much an Executive Assistant makes in a specific state. This comparison engine will help people easily identify the best salaries for Executive Assistants.

Career	State	Salary	Percent	Data Year
Executive Assistant	Alabama	$41,000	1% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	Alaska	$30,000	26% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	American Samoa	$49,000	20% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	Arizona	$33,000	18% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Arkansas	$41,000	2% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	California	$44,000	7% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	Colorado	$36,000	11% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Connecticut	$47,000	15% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	Delaware	$36,000	12% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Florida	$38,000	7% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Georgia	$46,000	14% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	Guam	$37,000	9% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Hawaii	$25,000	38% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Idaho	$27,000	34% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Illinois	$46,000	13% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	Indiana	$39,000	4% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Iowa	$40,000	2% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Kansas	$37,000	9% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Kentucky	$35,000	14% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Louisiana	$36,000	11% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Maine	$36,000	12% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Maryland	$42,000	3% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	Massachusetts	$49,000	20% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	Michigan	$41,000	1% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	Minnesota	$36,000	13% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Mississippi	$43,000	5% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	Missouri	$40,000	2% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Montana	$34,000	17% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Nebraska	$30,000	27% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Nevada	$31,000	24% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	New Hampshire	$40,000	1% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	New Jersey	$44,000	8% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	New Mexico	$35,000	13% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	New York	$49,000	21% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	North Carolina	$39,000	5% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	North Dakota	$36,000	11% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Ohio	$39,000	4% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Oklahoma	$38,000	8% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Oregon	$39,000	3% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Pennsylvania	$39,000	4% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Puerto Rico	$39,000	3% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Rhode Island	$37,000	9% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	South Carolina	$40,000	1% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	South Dakota	$31,000	25% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Tennessee	$38,000	7% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Texas	$39,000	3% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Utah	$32,000	22% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Vermont	$36,000	12% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Virgin Islands	$42,000	2% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	Virginia	$41,000	1% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	Washington DC	$51,000	25% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	Washington	$42,000	3% higher	2015
Executive Assistant	West Virginia	$38,000	6% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Wisconsin	$36,000	11% lower	2015
Executive Assistant	Wyoming	$34,000	17% lower	2015

Listed below is information that is specific to Executive Assistant job salaries that you can expect to receive in that state area. Our state by state breakdown allows you to see which state is best to get a job as an Executive Assistant. The salary information provided below is off of real-world job listings for Executive Assistants and the pay offered for those jobs. We source Indeed, Simply Hired, PayScale and GlassDoor.com. The information provided by Indeed about their process for collecting salary averages is as follows: “Indeed Salary Search is based on an index of salary information extracted from over 50 million job postings from thousands of unique sources over the last 12 months. Many job descriptions don’t contain salary information, but there are enough that do to produce statistically significant median salaries for millions of keyword, job title and location combinations – in fact, most job searches you are likely to think of. As new jobs are added each day, the Indeed Salary Search index is automatically updated with fresh salary data, so the salary results are as up-to-date as they could possibly be.”