Executive Assistant salary
What a executive assistant actually earns, from 748 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see executive assistant pay in the 4 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
An executive assistant earns a blended US median near 72,772 dollars, with the typical middle running from 58,829 dollars to 91,074 dollars. The official OEWS median is higher, 74,260 dollars, because job ads skew toward the roles that pay below the occupation-wide average. The official trend has moved up about 22 percent since 2019. Demand is rated high, and 2% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is bookkeeper, at 18 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open executive assistant roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Executive Assistant / Chief of Staff16VC · United StatesRemoteJul 23
- AOS - EBAS Recruitment Virtual AssistantBrennan Sourcing · AustraliaRemoteJul 23
- Remote Virtual AssistantFreeUp · United StatesRemoteJul 23
- Medical Virtual AssistantMy VA Support, Inc. · United StatesRemoteJul 23
- Werkstudent Office Manager:in (m/f/d)Hellomateo · BerlinJul 22
- (Call-Focused Role) Virtual Assistant - Customer Service RepresentativeRemote Insurance · United StatesRemoteJul 22
By country
- United States$58,829 – $91,074 · median $72,772
- Canada$19,615 – $50,285 · median $34,001
- United Kingdom$44,740 – $64,451 · median $50,914
- Australia$27,898 – $69,048 · median $27,898
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Californiamedian $84,790
- New Jerseymedian $83,740
- New Yorkmedian $80,490
- Massachusettsmedian $79,360
- Washingtonmedian $78,140
- Virginiamedian $77,640
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Quick answers
How much does an executive assistant make?
The blended US median is about 72,772 dollars, with a typical range from 58,829 dollars to 91,074 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 74,260 dollars.
Is executive assistant a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 2% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can an executive assistant move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is bookkeeper, at 18 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 43-6011. Live corpus 748 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.