43 Series · SOC 43-6011
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $76,590
- Median / year
- $109,850
- Top 10% earn
- -1.6%
- Growth '23–'33
- 459,910
- US workers
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants earn a median of $76,590 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $76,590, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $50,560 (10th percentile) to $109,850 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 459,910 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($90,850), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants earn a median of $76,590, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 68% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #1 of 54 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 1.6% by 2033.
- $76,590
- Median annual wage
- Top 32%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #1 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 2.2×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $90,850. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants (SOC 43-6011) pays a national median of $76,590 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $50,560 at the 10th percentile to $109,850 at the 90th, with a mean of $79,140 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 459,910 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 516 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -1.6% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 50,000 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent, with less than 5 years of prior experience generally required. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $90,850, which is +19% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $106,220 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 459,910 jobs Median $76,590/yr
Median Salary
$76,590
per year
Median Hourly
$36.82/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$79,140
average
Employment
459,910
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$76,590 Top 32% higher than 68% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 43-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 23 43-series occupations with growth data, Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants sits on the slower-growing side at -1.6% growth and $76,590 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-1.6%
Declining
Annual Openings
50,000
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work Experience
Less than 5 years
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
1/100
Danger Index
4.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 4.0
Active Listening 4.0
Speaking 3.9
Writing 3.8
Service Orientation 3.8
Coordination 3.4
Critical Thinking 3.3
Social Perceptiveness 3.3
Time Management 3.3
Active Learning 3.1
Knowledge Areas
Administrative 4.5
English Language 4.2
Customer and Personal Service 3.5
Computers and Electronics 3.3
Administration and Management 3.2
Personnel and Human Resources 2.8
Communications and Media 2.7
Mathematics 2.5
Public Safety and Security 2.3
Telecommunications 2.1
Key Tasks
- ▸ Manage and maintain executives' schedules.
- ▸ Process payroll information.
- ▸ Make travel arrangements for executives.
- ▸ Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software.
- ▸ Coordinate and direct office services, such as records, departmental finances, budget preparation, personnel issues, and housekeeping, to aid executives.
- ▸ Answer phone calls and direct calls to appropriate parties or take messages.
- ▸ Prepare responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries.
- ▸ Open, sort, and distribute incoming correspondence, including faxes and email.
- ▸ Greet visitors and determine whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
- ▸ Prepare agendas and make arrangements, such as coordinating catering for luncheons, for committee, board, and other meetings.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$50,560
25th Percentile
$61,390
Median
$76,590
75th Percentile
$94,390
90th Percentile
$109,850
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $90,850 | +19% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $89,520 | +17% above national |
| 3 | California | $89,000 | +16% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $82,650 | +8% above national |
| 5 | Connecticut | $82,520 | +8% above national |
| 6 | Hawaii | $80,710 | +5% above national |
| 7 | New York | $80,640 | +5% above national |
| 8 | Virginia | $80,330 | +5% above national |
| 9 | Washington | $79,250 | +3% above national |
| 10 | Delaware | $78,920 | +3% above national |
| 11 | Maryland | $78,540 | +3% above national |
| 12 | Minnesota | $78,470 | +2% above national |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $77,820 | +2% above national |
| 14 | Oregon | $75,480 | 1% below national |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $75,270 | 2% below national |
| 16 | Illinois | $74,390 | 3% below national |
| 17 | New Mexico | $73,890 | 4% below national |
| 18 | Texas | $71,990 | 6% below national |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $71,650 | 6% below national |
| 20 | Arizona | $70,770 | 8% below national |
| 21 | Vermont | $70,770 | 8% below national |
| 22 | North Carolina | $70,140 | 8% below national |
| 23 | Ohio | $69,600 | 9% below national |
| 24 | Alabama | $69,450 | 9% below national |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $68,920 | 10% below national |
| 26 | Georgia | $68,290 | 11% below national |
| 27 | Tennessee | $68,190 | 11% below national |
| 28 | Nevada | $67,830 | 11% below national |
| 29 | Michigan | $66,840 | 13% below national |
| 30 | Alaska | $66,210 | 14% below national |
| 31 | Nebraska | $66,210 | 14% below national |
| 32 | Colorado | $65,850 | 14% below national |
| 33 | Kansas | $64,860 | 15% below national |
| 34 | Florida | $64,710 | 16% below national |
| 35 | Maine | $64,100 | 16% below national |
| 36 | West Virginia | $63,820 | 17% below national |
| 37 | Kentucky | $62,410 | 19% below national |
| 38 | Iowa | $62,340 | 19% below national |
| 39 | North Dakota | $61,270 | 20% below national |
| 40 | Utah | $61,130 | 20% below national |
| 41 | South Carolina | $60,890 | 20% below national |
| 42 | Missouri | $60,320 | 21% below national |
| 43 | Idaho | $60,200 | 21% below national |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $59,910 | 22% below national |
| 45 | Montana | $59,750 | 22% below national |
| 46 | Indiana | $59,080 | 23% below national |
| 47 | Virgin Islands | $56,720 | 26% below national |
| 48 | Mississippi | $55,670 | 27% below national |
| 49 | South Dakota | $55,170 | 28% below national |
| 50 | Louisiana | $53,240 | 30% below national |
| 51 | Wyoming | $52,210 | 32% below national |
| 52 | Arkansas | $51,600 | 33% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $43,930 | 43% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $37,120 | 52% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $106,220 | +39% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $105,190 | +37% above national |
| 3 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $100,930 | +32% above national |
| 4 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $92,240 | +20% above national |
| 5 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $90,320 | +18% above national |
| 6 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $87,910 | +15% above national |
| 7 | Vallejo, CA | $86,190 | +13% above national |
| 8 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $85,260 | +11% above national |
| 9 | Napa, CA | $84,640 | +11% above national |
| 10 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $84,540 | +10% above national |
| 11 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $84,330 | +10% above national |
| 12 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $84,090 | +10% above national |
| 13 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $83,840 | +9% above national |
| 14 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $82,850 | +8% above national |
| 15 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $82,740 | +8% above national |
| 16 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $82,250 | +7% above national |
| 17 | Rochester, MN | $82,230 | +7% above national |
| 18 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $81,640 | +7% above national |
| 19 | Santa Fe, NM | $81,410 | +6% above national |
| 20 | Corvallis, OR | $80,960 | +6% above national |
| 21 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $80,860 | +6% above national |
| 22 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $80,700 | +5% above national |
| 23 | Merced, CA | $80,650 | +5% above national |
| 24 | Lexington Park, MD | $80,630 | +5% above national |
| 25 | New Haven, CT | $80,620 | +5% above national |
| 26 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $80,600 | +5% above national |
| 27 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $80,370 | +5% above national |
| 28 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $80,230 | +5% above national |
| 29 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $80,090 | +5% above national |
| 30 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $80,030 | +4% above national |
| 31 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $79,900 | +4% above national |
| 32 | Barnstable Town, MA | $79,810 | +4% above national |
| 33 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $79,790 | +4% above national |
| 34 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $79,510 | +4% above national |
| 35 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $79,490 | +4% above national |
| 36 | Salinas, CA | $79,390 | +4% above national |
| 37 | Carson City, NV | $79,230 | +3% above national |
| 38 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $79,200 | +3% above national |
| 39 | Boulder, CO | $79,170 | +3% above national |
| 40 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $78,750 | +3% above national |
| 41 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $78,730 | +3% above national |
| 42 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $78,670 | +3% above national |
| 43 | Yuba City, CA | $78,420 | +2% above national |
| 44 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $78,380 | +2% above national |
| 45 | Modesto, CA | $77,900 | +2% above national |
| 46 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $77,770 | +2% above national |
| 47 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $77,770 | +2% above national |
| 48 | Fresno, CA | $77,610 | +1% above national |
| 49 | Richmond, VA | $77,510 | +1% above national |
| 50 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $77,470 | +1% above national |
| 51 | Midland, MI | $77,060 | +1% above national |
| 52 | Bellingham, WA | $76,870 | same as national |
| 53 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $76,740 | same as national |
| 54 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $76,450 | same as national |
| 55 | Syracuse, NY | $76,350 | same as national |
| 56 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $76,340 | same as national |
| 57 | Birmingham, AL | $76,330 | same as national |
| 58 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $76,250 | same as national |
| 59 | El Centro, CA | $76,050 | 1% below national |
| 60 | Columbus, OH | $75,880 | 1% below national |
| 61 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $75,850 | 1% below national |
| 62 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $75,770 | 1% below national |
| 63 | Chico, CA | $75,770 | 1% below national |
| 64 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $75,700 | 1% below national |
| 65 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $75,520 | 1% below national |
| 66 | Worcester, MA | $75,350 | 2% below national |
| 67 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $75,290 | 2% below national |
| 68 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $75,270 | 2% below national |
| 69 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $74,950 | 2% below national |
| 70 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $74,950 | 2% below national |
| 71 | Mankato, MN | $74,880 | 2% below national |
| 72 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $74,870 | 2% below national |
| 73 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $74,850 | 2% below national |
| 74 | Kingston, NY | $74,820 | 2% below national |
| 75 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $74,730 | 2% below national |
| 76 | Huntsville, AL | $74,710 | 2% below national |
| 77 | Ann Arbor, MI | $74,660 | 3% below national |
| 78 | Visalia, CA | $74,440 | 3% below national |
| 79 | Charlottesville, VA | $74,370 | 3% below national |
| 80 | Elmira, NY | $74,270 | 3% below national |
| 81 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $74,260 | 3% below national |
| 82 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $74,240 | 3% below national |
| 83 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $74,090 | 3% below national |
| 84 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $74,030 | 3% below national |
| 85 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $74,010 | 3% below national |
| 86 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $73,700 | 4% below national |
| 87 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $73,700 | 4% below national |
| 88 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $73,600 | 4% below national |
| 89 | Springfield, IL | $73,510 | 4% below national |
| 90 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $73,490 | 4% below national |
| 91 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $73,290 | 4% below national |
| 92 | Duluth, MN-WI | $73,260 | 4% below national |
| 93 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $73,240 | 4% below national |
| 94 | Yakima, WA | $73,190 | 4% below national |
| 95 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $73,180 | 4% below national |
| 96 | Albuquerque, NM | $73,160 | 4% below national |
| 97 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $72,860 | 5% below national |
| 98 | Vineland, NJ | $72,810 | 5% below national |
| 99 | Pittsfield, MA | $72,790 | 5% below national |
| 100 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $72,650 | 5% below national |
| 101 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $72,350 | 6% below national |
| 102 | Binghamton, NY | $72,230 | 6% below national |
| 103 | Rochester, NY | $72,210 | 6% below national |
| 104 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $72,090 | 6% below national |
| 105 | Kenosha, WI | $72,080 | 6% below national |
| 106 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $72,050 | 6% below national |
| 107 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $71,980 | 6% below national |
| 108 | Jackson, MI | $71,890 | 6% below national |
| 109 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $71,760 | 6% below national |
| 110 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $71,550 | 7% below national |
| 111 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $71,340 | 7% below national |
| 112 | Manhattan, KS | $71,330 | 7% below national |
| 113 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $71,230 | 7% below national |
| 114 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $71,230 | 7% below national |
| 115 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $71,130 | 7% below national |
| 116 | Springfield, MA | $71,060 | 7% below national |
| 117 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $71,040 | 7% below national |
| 118 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $70,980 | 7% below national |
| 119 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $70,920 | 7% below national |
| 120 | Madison, WI | $70,800 | 8% below national |
| 121 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $70,450 | 8% below national |
| 122 | St. Cloud, MN | $70,370 | 8% below national |
| 123 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $70,340 | 8% below national |
| 124 | Salem, OR | $70,320 | 8% below national |
| 125 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $70,120 | 8% below national |
| 126 | Green Bay, WI | $70,030 | 9% below national |
| 127 | Odessa, TX | $70,020 | 9% below national |
| 128 | Rocky Mount, NC | $70,020 | 9% below national |
| 129 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $69,990 | 9% below national |
| 130 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $69,980 | 9% below national |
| 131 | Albany, OR | $69,880 | 9% below national |
| 132 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $69,700 | 9% below national |
| 133 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $69,670 | 9% below national |
| 134 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $69,600 | 9% below national |
| 135 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $69,470 | 9% below national |
| 136 | Bend, OR | $69,360 | 9% below national |
| 137 | Ithaca, NY | $69,310 | 10% below national |
| 138 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $69,270 | 10% below national |
| 139 | Pittsburgh, PA | $69,030 | 10% below national |
| 140 | Morgantown, WV | $68,890 | 10% below national |
| 141 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $68,630 | 10% below national |
| 142 | Farmington, NM | $68,590 | 10% below national |
| 143 | Victoria, TX | $68,580 | 10% below national |
| 144 | Cleveland, OH | $68,570 | 10% below national |
| 145 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $68,560 | 10% below national |
| 146 | Gainesville, GA | $68,540 | 11% below national |
| 147 | Eau Claire, WI | $68,510 | 11% below national |
| 148 | Dover, DE | $68,420 | 11% below national |
| 149 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $68,290 | 11% below national |
| 150 | Omaha, NE-IA | $68,240 | 11% below national |
| 151 | Jacksonville, FL | $68,210 | 11% below national |
| 152 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $68,180 | 11% below national |
| 153 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $68,150 | 11% below national |
| 154 | Reno, NV | $68,090 | 11% below national |
| 155 | Redding, CA | $68,030 | 11% below national |
| 156 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $68,020 | 11% below national |
| 157 | Sheboygan, WI | $68,010 | 11% below national |
| 158 | Medford, OR | $67,990 | 11% below national |
| 159 | Wausau, WI | $67,930 | 11% below national |
| 160 | Decatur, AL | $67,870 | 11% below national |
| 161 | Winston-Salem, NC | $67,860 | 11% below national |
| 162 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $67,750 | 12% below national |
| 163 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $67,620 | 12% below national |
| 164 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $67,590 | 12% below national |
| 165 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $67,570 | 12% below national |
| 166 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $67,540 | 12% below national |
| 167 | Saginaw, MI | $67,540 | 12% below national |
| 168 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $67,480 | 12% below national |
| 169 | Glens Falls, NY | $67,470 | 12% below national |
| 170 | Kankakee, IL | $67,450 | 12% below national |
| 171 | Beckley, WV | $67,440 | 12% below national |
| 172 | Corpus Christi, TX | $67,360 | 12% below national |
| 173 | Knoxville, TN | $67,310 | 12% below national |
| 174 | Lawrence, KS | $67,090 | 12% below national |
| 175 | Utica-Rome, NY | $66,990 | 13% below national |
| 176 | Waco, TX | $66,980 | 13% below national |
| 177 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $66,930 | 13% below national |
| 178 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $66,930 | 13% below national |
| 179 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $66,860 | 13% below national |
| 180 | Fayetteville, NC | $66,820 | 13% below national |
| 181 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $66,750 | 13% below national |
| 182 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $66,740 | 13% below national |
| 183 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $66,690 | 13% below national |
| 184 | Bloomington, IL | $66,690 | 13% below national |
| 185 | Reading, PA | $66,440 | 13% below national |
| 186 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $66,410 | 13% below national |
| 187 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $66,370 | 13% below national |
| 188 | Lancaster, PA | $66,350 | 13% below national |
| 189 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $66,230 | 14% below national |
| 190 | York-Hanover, PA | $66,210 | 14% below national |
| 191 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $66,200 | 14% below national |
| 192 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $66,140 | 14% below national |
| 193 | Anchorage, AK | $66,110 | 14% below national |
| 194 | Mobile, AL | $66,080 | 14% below national |
| 195 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $66,050 | 14% below national |
| 196 | Salisbury, MD | $66,020 | 14% below national |
| 197 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $65,880 | 14% below national |
| 198 | Toledo, OH | $65,860 | 14% below national |
| 199 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $65,810 | 14% below national |
| 200 | Appleton, WI | $65,600 | 14% below national |
| 201 | Tucson, AZ | $65,510 | 14% below national |
| 202 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $65,510 | 14% below national |
| 203 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $65,470 | 15% below national |
| 204 | Lincoln, NE | $65,410 | 15% below national |
| 205 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $65,410 | 15% below national |
| 206 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $65,400 | 15% below national |
| 207 | Dalton, GA | $65,290 | 15% below national |
| 208 | Tyler, TX | $65,290 | 15% below national |
| 209 | Akron, OH | $65,240 | 15% below national |
| 210 | Flagstaff, AZ | $65,170 | 15% below national |
| 211 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $65,120 | 15% below national |
| 212 | Montgomery, AL | $65,110 | 15% below national |
| 213 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $65,110 | 15% below national |
| 214 | Sandusky, OH | $65,100 | 15% below national |
| 215 | Fargo, ND-MN | $65,090 | 15% below national |
| 216 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $65,090 | 15% below national |
| 217 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $65,090 | 15% below national |
| 218 | Flint, MI | $65,020 | 15% below national |
| 219 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $64,990 | 15% below national |
| 220 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $64,970 | 15% below national |
| 221 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $64,930 | 15% below national |
| 222 | Las Cruces, NM | $64,870 | 15% below national |
| 223 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $64,840 | 15% below national |
| 224 | Colorado Springs, CO | $64,750 | 15% below national |
| 225 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $64,710 | 16% below national |
| 226 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $64,680 | 16% below national |
| 227 | Battle Creek, MI | $64,570 | 16% below national |
| 228 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $64,570 | 16% below national |
| 229 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $64,470 | 16% below national |
| 230 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $64,460 | 16% below national |
| 231 | San Angelo, TX | $64,460 | 16% below national |
| 232 | Fond du Lac, WI | $64,410 | 16% below national |
| 233 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $64,360 | 16% below national |
| 234 | Amarillo, TX | $64,350 | 16% below national |
| 235 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $64,350 | 16% below national |
| 236 | Elizabethtown, KY | $64,320 | 16% below national |
| 237 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $64,310 | 16% below national |
| 238 | Bowling Green, KY | $64,290 | 16% below national |
| 239 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $64,170 | 16% below national |
| 240 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $64,080 | 16% below national |
| 241 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $64,060 | 16% below national |
| 242 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $64,050 | 16% below national |
| 243 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $64,000 | 16% below national |
| 244 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $63,910 | 17% below national |
| 245 | Altoona, PA | $63,890 | 17% below national |
| 246 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $63,860 | 17% below national |
| 247 | Lubbock, TX | $63,830 | 17% below national |
| 248 | Savannah, GA | $63,820 | 17% below national |
| 249 | Peoria, IL | $63,810 | 17% below national |
| 250 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $63,610 | 17% below national |
| 251 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $63,500 | 17% below national |
| 252 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $63,500 | 17% below national |
| 253 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $63,490 | 17% below national |
| 254 | Abilene, TX | $63,480 | 17% below national |
| 255 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $63,470 | 17% below national |
| 256 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $63,470 | 17% below national |
| 257 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $63,470 | 17% below national |
| 258 | Helena, MT | $63,420 | 17% below national |
| 259 | Greeley, CO | $63,390 | 17% below national |
| 260 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $63,380 | 17% below national |
| 261 | Topeka, KS | $63,290 | 17% below national |
| 262 | Greenville, NC | $63,270 | 17% below national |
| 263 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $63,160 | 18% below national |
| 264 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $63,140 | 18% below national |
| 265 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $63,070 | 18% below national |
| 266 | Columbus, GA-AL | $63,000 | 18% below national |
| 267 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $63,000 | 18% below national |
| 268 | Wilmington, NC | $62,930 | 18% below national |
| 269 | Bozeman, MT | $62,900 | 18% below national |
| 270 | Paducah, KY-IL | $62,890 | 18% below national |
| 271 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $62,870 | 18% below national |
| 272 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $62,850 | 18% below national |
| 273 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $62,810 | 18% below national |
| 274 | Punta Gorda, FL | $62,800 | 18% below national |
| 275 | Warner Robins, GA | $62,750 | 18% below national |
| 276 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $62,750 | 18% below national |
| 277 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $62,750 | 18% below national |
| 278 | Iowa City, IA | $62,740 | 18% below national |
| 279 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $62,680 | 18% below national |
| 280 | Monroe, MI | $62,650 | 18% below national |
| 281 | Winchester, VA-WV | $62,650 | 18% below national |
| 282 | Fort Wayne, IN | $62,640 | 18% below national |
| 283 | Spartanburg, SC | $62,640 | 18% below national |
| 284 | Pueblo, CO | $62,620 | 18% below national |
| 285 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $62,620 | 18% below national |
| 286 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $62,610 | 18% below national |
| 287 | Mansfield, OH | $62,530 | 18% below national |
| 288 | El Paso, TX | $62,450 | 18% below national |
| 289 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $62,350 | 19% below national |
| 290 | Grants Pass, OR | $62,330 | 19% below national |
| 291 | Chambersburg, PA | $62,300 | 19% below national |
| 292 | Wichita, KS | $62,280 | 19% below national |
| 293 | Charleston, WV | $62,270 | 19% below national |
| 294 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $62,270 | 19% below national |
| 295 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $62,260 | 19% below national |
| 296 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $62,170 | 19% below national |
| 297 | Rockford, IL | $62,100 | 19% below national |
| 298 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $62,100 | 19% below national |
| 299 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $62,070 | 19% below national |
| 300 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $62,030 | 19% below national |
| 301 | Lima, OH | $62,010 | 19% below national |
| 302 | Ames, IA | $61,990 | 19% below national |
| 303 | Roanoke, VA | $61,990 | 19% below national |
| 304 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $61,940 | 19% below national |
| 305 | Lynchburg, VA | $61,920 | 19% below national |
| 306 | Bismarck, ND | $61,890 | 19% below national |
| 307 | Bangor, ME | $61,830 | 19% below national |
| 308 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $61,790 | 19% below national |
| 309 | Hattiesburg, MS | $61,780 | 19% below national |
| 310 | Valdosta, GA | $61,780 | 19% below national |
| 311 | Rome, GA | $61,740 | 19% below national |
| 312 | Longview, TX | $61,710 | 19% below national |
| 313 | State College, PA | $61,680 | 19% below national |
| 314 | Burlington, NC | $61,620 | 20% below national |
| 315 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $61,580 | 20% below national |
| 316 | Columbia, MO | $61,500 | 20% below national |
| 317 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $61,480 | 20% below national |
| 318 | Oklahoma City, OK | $61,480 | 20% below national |
| 319 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $61,480 | 20% below national |
| 320 | Walla Walla, WA | $61,380 | 20% below national |
| 321 | Jacksonville, NC | $61,360 | 20% below national |
| 322 | Williamsport, PA | $61,350 | 20% below national |
| 323 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $61,340 | 20% below national |
| 324 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $61,300 | 20% below national |
| 325 | Gettysburg, PA | $61,230 | 20% below national |
| 326 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $61,220 | 20% below national |
| 327 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $61,190 | 20% below national |
| 328 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $61,160 | 20% below national |
| 329 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $61,150 | 20% below national |
| 330 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $61,140 | 20% below national |
| 331 | Columbus, IN | $61,080 | 20% below national |
| 332 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $61,070 | 20% below national |
| 333 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $61,030 | 20% below national |
| 334 | Tulsa, OK | $61,030 | 20% below national |
| 335 | Ocala, FL | $61,010 | 20% below national |
| 336 | Albany, GA | $60,980 | 20% below national |
| 337 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $60,750 | 21% below national |
| 338 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $60,670 | 21% below national |
| 339 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $60,640 | 21% below national |
| 340 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $60,620 | 21% below national |
| 341 | Decatur, IL | $60,490 | 21% below national |
| 342 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $60,430 | 21% below national |
| 343 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $60,420 | 21% below national |
| 344 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $60,420 | 21% below national |
| 345 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $60,420 | 21% below national |
| 346 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $60,410 | 21% below national |
| 347 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $60,370 | 21% below national |
| 348 | Dubuque, IA | $60,360 | 21% below national |
| 349 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $60,210 | 21% below national |
| 350 | Boise City, ID | $60,200 | 21% below national |
| 351 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $60,150 | 21% below national |
| 352 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $60,130 | 21% below national |
| 353 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $60,060 | 22% below national |
| 354 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $60,040 | 22% below national |
| 355 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $60,000 | 22% below national |
| 356 | Billings, MT | $59,920 | 22% below national |
| 357 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $59,920 | 22% below national |
| 358 | Yuma, AZ | $59,860 | 22% below national |
| 359 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $59,780 | 22% below national |
| 360 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $59,770 | 22% below national |
| 361 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $59,720 | 22% below national |
| 362 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $59,700 | 22% below national |
| 363 | Florence, SC | $59,690 | 22% below national |
| 364 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $59,650 | 22% below national |
| 365 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $59,570 | 22% below national |
| 366 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $59,570 | 22% below national |
| 367 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $59,550 | 22% below national |
| 368 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $59,520 | 22% below national |
| 369 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $59,490 | 22% below national |
| 370 | Asheville, NC | $59,440 | 22% below national |
| 371 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $59,390 | 22% below national |
| 372 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $59,390 | 22% below national |
| 373 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $59,330 | 23% below national |
| 374 | Lawton, OK | $59,310 | 23% below national |
| 375 | Missoula, MT | $59,290 | 23% below national |
| 376 | Grand Junction, CO | $59,270 | 23% below national |
| 377 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $59,240 | 23% below national |
| 378 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $59,220 | 23% below national |
| 379 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $59,100 | 23% below national |
| 380 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $59,020 | 23% below national |
| 381 | Grand Island, NE | $59,000 | 23% below national |
| 382 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $58,980 | 23% below national |
| 383 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $58,950 | 23% below national |
| 384 | Lebanon, PA | $58,930 | 23% below national |
| 385 | Erie, PA | $58,820 | 23% below national |
| 386 | Baton Rouge, LA | $58,800 | 23% below national |
| 387 | Johnson City, TN | $58,750 | 23% below national |
| 388 | Dothan, AL | $58,740 | 23% below national |
| 389 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $58,710 | 23% below national |
| 390 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $58,700 | 23% below national |
| 391 | Bay City, MI | $58,660 | 23% below national |
| 392 | Laredo, TX | $58,550 | 24% below national |
| 393 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $58,550 | 24% below national |
| 394 | Hinesville, GA | $58,500 | 24% below national |
| 395 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $58,500 | 24% below national |
| 396 | Cleveland, TN | $58,480 | 24% below national |
| 397 | Traverse City, MI | $58,360 | 24% below national |
| 398 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $58,220 | 24% below national |
| 399 | Wichita Falls, TX | $58,060 | 24% below national |
| 400 | Niles, MI | $57,980 | 24% below national |
| 401 | Jonesboro, AR | $57,970 | 24% below national |
| 402 | Springfield, OH | $57,970 | 24% below national |
| 403 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $57,950 | 24% below national |
| 404 | Ogden, UT | $57,810 | 25% below national |
| 405 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $57,770 | 25% below national |
| 406 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $57,570 | 25% below national |
| 407 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $57,560 | 25% below national |
| 408 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $57,500 | 25% below national |
| 409 | Sumter, SC | $57,460 | 25% below national |
| 410 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $57,450 | 25% below national |
| 411 | Johnstown, PA | $57,400 | 25% below national |
| 412 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $57,360 | 25% below national |
| 413 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $57,320 | 25% below national |
| 414 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $57,300 | 25% below national |
| 415 | Tallahassee, FL | $57,250 | 25% below national |
| 416 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $57,240 | 25% below national |
| 417 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $57,240 | 25% below national |
| 418 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $57,150 | 25% below national |
| 419 | Sebring, FL | $57,060 | 25% below national |
| 420 | Kokomo, IN | $56,870 | 26% below national |
| 421 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $56,760 | 26% below national |
| 422 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $56,690 | 26% below national |
| 423 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $56,630 | 26% below national |
| 424 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $56,630 | 26% below national |
| 425 | Evansville, IN | $56,500 | 26% below national |
| 426 | Harrisonburg, VA | $56,380 | 26% below national |
| 427 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $56,320 | 26% below national |
| 428 | Idaho Falls, ID | $56,290 | 27% below national |
| 429 | Columbia, SC | $56,230 | 27% below national |
| 430 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $55,810 | 27% below national |
| 431 | Gainesville, FL | $55,790 | 27% below national |
| 432 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $55,790 | 27% below national |
| 433 | Jackson, TN | $55,750 | 27% below national |
| 434 | Jefferson City, MO | $55,740 | 27% below national |
| 435 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $55,720 | 27% below national |
| 436 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $55,660 | 27% below national |
| 437 | Hammond, LA | $55,640 | 27% below national |
| 438 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $55,570 | 27% below national |
| 439 | Rapid City, SD | $55,520 | 28% below national |
| 440 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $55,440 | 28% below national |
| 441 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $55,420 | 28% below national |
| 442 | Twin Falls, ID | $55,400 | 28% below national |
| 443 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $55,300 | 28% below national |
| 444 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $55,200 | 28% below national |
| 445 | Pocatello, ID | $55,140 | 28% below national |
| 446 | Owensboro, KY | $54,990 | 28% below national |
| 447 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $54,990 | 28% below national |
| 448 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $54,950 | 28% below national |
| 449 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $54,890 | 28% below national |
| 450 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $54,860 | 28% below national |
| 451 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $54,790 | 28% below national |
| 452 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $54,760 | 29% below national |
| 453 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $54,660 | 29% below national |
| 454 | St. George, UT | $54,460 | 29% below national |
| 455 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $54,460 | 29% below national |
| 456 | Terre Haute, IN | $54,410 | 29% below national |
| 457 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $54,260 | 29% below national |
| 458 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $54,250 | 29% below national |
| 459 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $54,170 | 29% below national |
| 460 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $54,080 | 29% below national |
| 461 | Springfield, MO | $53,920 | 30% below national |
| 462 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $53,870 | 30% below national |
| 463 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $53,810 | 30% below national |
| 464 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $53,760 | 30% below national |
| 465 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $53,730 | 30% below national |
| 466 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $53,720 | 30% below national |
| 467 | Joplin, MO-KS | $53,590 | 30% below national |
| 468 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $53,420 | 30% below national |
| 469 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $53,320 | 30% below national |
| 470 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $52,740 | 31% below national |
| 471 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $52,730 | 31% below national |
| 472 | Logan, UT-ID | $52,710 | 31% below national |
| 473 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $52,600 | 31% below national |
| 474 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $52,520 | 31% below national |
| 475 | Muncie, IN | $52,390 | 32% below national |
| 476 | Casper, WY | $52,210 | 32% below national |
| 477 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $52,190 | 32% below national |
| 478 | Jackson, MS | $52,100 | 32% below national |
| 479 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $52,030 | 32% below national |
| 480 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $52,000 | 32% below national |
| 481 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $51,910 | 32% below national |
| 482 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $51,870 | 32% below national |
| 483 | Cheyenne, WY | $51,540 | 33% below national |
| 484 | Morristown, TN | $51,240 | 33% below national |
| 485 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $50,960 | 33% below national |
| 486 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $50,960 | 33% below national |
| 487 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $50,910 | 34% below national |
| 488 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $50,690 | 34% below national |
| 489 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $50,550 | 34% below national |
| 490 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $50,340 | 34% below national |
| 491 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $50,250 | 34% below national |
| 492 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $50,220 | 34% below national |
| 493 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $49,890 | 35% below national |
| 494 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $49,730 | 35% below national |
| 495 | Goldsboro, NC | $49,720 | 35% below national |
| 496 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $49,680 | 35% below national |
| 497 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $49,480 | 35% below national |
| 498 | Hot Springs, AR | $49,150 | 36% below national |
| 499 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $48,810 | 36% below national |
| 500 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $48,330 | 37% below national |
| 501 | Monroe, LA | $48,310 | 37% below national |
| 502 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $47,810 | 38% below national |
| 503 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $47,790 | 38% below national |
| 504 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $47,790 | 38% below national |
| 505 | Alexandria, LA | $47,450 | 38% below national |
| 506 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $47,450 | 38% below national |
| 507 | Enid, OK | $46,480 | 39% below national |
| 508 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $46,060 | 40% below national |
| 509 | Bloomington, IN | $40,770 | 47% below national |
| 510 | Mayaguez, PR | $38,000 | 50% below national |
| 511 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $37,170 | 51% below national |
| 512 | Guayama, PR | $36,220 | 53% below national |
| 513 | Arecibo, PR | $36,130 | 53% below national |
| 514 | Ponce, PR | $36,080 | 53% below national |
| 515 | Aguadilla, PR | $35,800 | 53% below national |
| 516 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $29,210 | 62% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants make? ▼
The median annual salary for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants is $76,590 ($36.82/hour). The salary range spans from $50,560 at the 10th percentile to $109,850 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants at $90,850/year, which is +19% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants is High school diploma or equivalent. Less than 5 years of related work experience is also typically required.
How dangerous is being a Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants? ▼
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1 per 100 workers.
Is Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants a good career? ▼
Employment for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants is projected to decline 1.6% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 50,000 openings are projected each year.
How does Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay vary by state? ▼
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $90,850/year, while Louisiana pays the least at $53,240/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $106,220/year. BLS reports wage data for 516 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
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