Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in the US
A executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants earns a national median of $76,590 a year (mean $79,140) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #261 of 825.
How much does a executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants earn in the US?
A executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in the United States earns a median of $76,590 a year (mean $79,140), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 50% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 459,910 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-6011), ranked #261 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$76,590
per year
Mean
$79,140
per year
Employment
459,910
US workers
National rank
#261
of 825 by median
What a executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants (SOC 43-6011) earns a median annual wage of $76,590 and a mean (average) of $79,140. The median is the midpoint — half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants earn more and half earn less — and is 50% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants is $76,590, and the mean (average) is $79,140. The median is the midpoint — half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants earn more and half earn less.
- How does executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants pay compare to the US average?
- At $76,590, a executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants earns 50% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 459,910 executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants employed nationally (SOC 43-6011), across all industries.
- Where does this executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 43-6011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 43-6011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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