Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary by State (2025)

Last updated: 2025 BLS data · Page refreshed: 2026-05-19

Compare Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salaries across 51 states

$69,287

National Average (Median)

$90,850

Highest: District of Columbia

$51,600

Lowest: Arkansas

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary by State

Compare Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

$51,600

$90,850

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $69,450 AK $66,210 AZ $70,770 AR $51,600 CA $89,000 CO $65,850 CT $82,520 DE $78,920 DC $90,850 FL $64,710 GA $68,290 HI $80,710 ID $60,200 IL $74,390 IN $59,080 IA $62,340 KS $64,860 KY $62,410 LA $53,240 ME $64,100 MD $78,540 MA $82,650 MI $66,840 MN $78,470 MS $55,670 MO $60,320 MT $59,750 NE $66,210 NV $67,830 NH $71,650 NJ $89,520 NM $73,890 NY $80,640 NC $70,140 ND $61,270 OH $69,600 OK $59,910 OR $75,480 PA $75,270 RI $77,820 SC $60,890 SD $55,170 TN $68,190 TX $71,990 UT $61,130 VT $70,770 VA $80,330 WA $79,250 WV $63,820 WI $68,920 WY $52,210

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

District of Columbia

$90,850

New Jersey

$89,520

California

$89,000

Massachusetts

$82,650

Connecticut

$82,520

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in All 51 States

#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment
1	District of Columbia	$90,850	$91,590	4,560
2	New Jersey	$89,520	$89,380	11,690
3	California	$89,000	$92,220	59,640
4	Massachusetts	$82,650	$87,060	14,820
5	Connecticut	$82,520	$87,360	6,490
6	Hawaii	$80,710	$82,370	1,440
7	New York	$80,640	$86,750	88,890
8	Virginia	$80,330	$83,140	10,360
9	Washington	$79,250	$82,020	11,560
10	Delaware	$78,920	$78,240	1,320
11	Maryland	$78,540	$80,770	13,960
12	Minnesota	$78,470	$79,810	7,970
13	Rhode Island	$77,820	$77,650	950
14	Oregon	$75,480	$78,150	6,000
15	Pennsylvania	$75,270	$75,110	12,910
16	Illinois	$74,390	$76,610	14,900
17	New Mexico	$73,890	$74,010	2,800
18	Texas	$71,990	$75,300	34,520
19	New Hampshire	$71,650	$73,510	1,210
20	Arizona	$70,770	$75,120	6,490
21	Vermont	$70,770	$73,880	770
22	North Carolina	$70,140	$72,520	8,890
23	Ohio	$69,600	$72,060	10,940
24	Alabama	$69,450	$72,100	2,880
25	Wisconsin	$68,920	$70,380	4,480
26	Georgia	$68,290	$72,610	14,560
27	Tennessee	$68,190	$70,600	5,360
28	Nevada	$67,830	$71,550	2,670
29	Michigan	$66,840	$70,990	9,030
30	Alaska	$66,210	$69,690	1,320
31	Nebraska	$66,210	$71,030	1,860
32	Colorado	$65,850	$71,970	10,340
33	Kansas	$64,860	$68,750	2,750
34	Florida	$64,710	$69,090	19,220
35	Maine	$64,100	$67,740	2,320
36	West Virginia	$63,820	$66,970	860
37	Kentucky	$62,410	$65,590	2,700
38	Iowa	$62,340	$63,930	4,150
39	North Dakota	$61,270	$64,900	540
40	Utah	$61,130	$64,010	5,440
41	South Carolina	$60,890	$65,080	3,880
42	Missouri	$60,320	$64,940	8,500
43	Idaho	$60,200	$67,190	1,180
44	Oklahoma	$59,910	$62,900	2,810
45	Montana	$59,750	$61,870	550
46	Indiana	$59,080	$63,760	5,060
47	Mississippi	$55,670	$59,260	1,240
48	South Dakota	$55,170	$56,200	1,230
49	Louisiana	$53,240	$56,100	9,270
50	Wyoming	$52,210	$56,300	560
51	Arkansas	$51,600	$57,360	2,070

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS