Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh

BLS metro-level wage data places Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY at a median of $74,260 per year ($35.70/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $76,590, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh pays 3% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 1,710 executive secretaries and executive administrative assistantss are employed across the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh MSA in SOC 43-6011.

The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh pay distribution spans from $57,190 at the 10th percentile to $102,510 at the 90th, a 1.8× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $64,550 and the 75th at $86,490, so half of Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-based executive secretaries and executive administrative assistantss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide NY data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.