What are the main factors that influence an Executive Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Executive Assistant?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Executive Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Executive Assistant's salary?

An Executive Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,751 for beginners, reaching about $83,413 at mid-level, and approach $113,067 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Executive Assistant?

Executive Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Executive Assistant roles are District of Columbia $98,239, California $97,866, Massachusetts $96,562. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Executive Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Executive Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Executive Assistant V: $118,377; Executive Assistant Manager: $110,621; Executive Assistant IV: $98,710; Executive Assistant III: $87,330; Executive Assistant Supervisor: $83,038.

Executive Assistant Salary in Georgia

How much does an Executive Assistant make in Georgia? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Executive Assistant in Georgia is $85,577 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

However, an Executive Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,426
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,593 to $95,967
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,413

10% $68,413

50% (Median) $85,577

90% $105,426

Executive Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,967	$7,997	$1,846	$46
Average	$85,577	$7,131	$1,646	$41
25th Percentile	$76,593	$6,383	$1,473	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Executive Assistant Salaries

An Executive Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Executive Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Executive Assistant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $59,751
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,323
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,413
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $94,282
Expert (over 8 years): $113,067

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Executive Assistant I	less than 1 year	$59,751
Executive Assistant II	1-2 years	$69,323
Executive Assistant	2-4 years	$83,413
Executive Assistant IV	5-8 years	$94,282
Executive Assistant V	over 8 years	$113,067

How Do Executive Assistant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Executive Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $98,239.
California: $97,866.
Massachusetts: $96,562.

District of Columbia $98,239 California $97,866 Massachusetts $96,562 Washington $96,207 New Jersey $96,171 Alaska $96,047 Connecticut $94,823 New York $94,326

Hawaii $92,737 Rhode Island $91,992 Maryland $91,486 Minnesota $90,794 Colorado $90,528 Illinois $90,439 Oregon $90,102 Delaware $89,854

New Hampshire $89,698 Virginia $89,348 Pennsylvania $88,328 Nevada $87,813 North Dakota $87,645 Michigan $87,378 Wisconsin $87,281 Vermont $87,086

Texas $86,544 Maine $86,509 Arizona $86,456 Ohio $86,393 Georgia $85,577 Indiana $85,169 Wyoming $85,089 Utah $84,965

Iowa $84,912 Kansas $84,486 Louisiana $84,362 North Carolina $84,317 Missouri $84,300 Florida $83,953 Montana $83,767 Nebraska $83,590

Kentucky $83,492 South Carolina $83,137 Tennessee $82,915 Idaho $82,827 New Mexico $82,179 Oklahoma $82,037 Alabama $81,513 South Dakota $80,635

Arkansas $80,156 West Virginia $79,899 Mississippi $79,127

Top Paying Cities for Executive Assistant

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Attapulgus: $79,355
Kennesaw: $85,577
Kingston: $81,604

Attapulgus, GA $79,355

Kennesaw, GA $85,577

Kingston, GA $81,604

Lebanon, GA $84,636

Lindale, GA $81,037

Marble Hill, GA $82,196

Mount Berry, GA $80,562

Mount Zion, GA $82,341

Nelson, GA $83,368

Rockmart, GA $83,342

Rome, GA $80,830

Roopville, GA $81,561

Rydal, GA $81,987

Shannon, GA $80,744

Silver Creek, GA $81,413

Talking Rock, GA $81,136

Tallapoosa, GA $81,559

Tate, GA $82,539

Taylorsville, GA $83,411

Temple, GA $83,862

Villa Rica, GA $84,479

Waco, GA $81,811

Waleska, GA $82,861

White, GA $83,117

Whitesburg, GA $83,961

Winston, GA $84,780

Woodstock, GA $85,280

Barnesville, GA $80,417

Brooks, GA $83,052

Concord, GA $80,947

Experiment, GA $83,245

Fairburn, GA $85,905

Fayetteville, GA $85,751

Flovilla, GA $80,834

Franklin, GA $80,837

Gay, GA $81,199

Glenn, GA $80,838

Grantville, GA $81,610

Greenville, GA $80,396

Griffin, GA $83,505

Hampton, GA $84,829

Haralson, GA $82,693

Hogansville, GA $80,715

Jackson, GA $81,876

Jenkinsburg, GA $82,726

Jonesboro, GA $86,075

Lagrange, GA $79,975

Manor, GA $78,802

Mershon, GA $78,777

Millwood, GA $78,782

Nahunta, GA $79,621

Nicholls, GA $78,874

Odum, GA $79,086

Offerman, GA $79,084

Patterson, GA $78,851

Saint Marys, GA $81,820

Screven, GA $78,835

Sea Island, GA $79,463

Saint George, GA $82,065

Surrency, GA $78,728

Waresboro, GA $79,081

Waverly, GA $80,207

Waynesville, GA $79,760

West Green, GA $78,812

White Oak, GA $80,372

Woodbine, GA $81,186

Valdosta, GA $79,131

Adel, GA $78,966

Alapaha, GA $78,806

Argyle, GA $79,063

Axson, GA $78,820

Barney, GA $78,848

Boston, GA $79,223

Cecil, GA $79,087

Dixie, GA $78,953

Du Pont, GA $78,692

Fargo, GA $79,100

Hahira, GA $79,012

Homerville, GA $78,872

Lakeland, GA $78,915

Lake Park, GA $79,016

Lenox, GA $78,806

Morven, GA $78,934

Nashville, GA $78,908

Naylor, GA $78,860

Pearson, GA $78,853

Quitman, GA $79,007

Ray City, GA $78,987

Sparks, GA $78,920

Statenville, GA $79,004

Stockton, GA $78,860

Willacoochee, GA $78,865

Moody A F B, GA $79,034

Albany, GA $78,044

Americus, GA $78,868

Andersonville, GA $78,841

Arabi, GA $78,477

Ashburn, GA $78,446

Baconton, GA $78,164

Barwick, GA $79,022

Berlin, GA $79,065

Locust Grove, GA $83,496

Bainbridge, GA $78,916

Blakely, GA $77,421

Bluffton, GA $78,191

Brinson, GA $78,743

Bronwood, GA $78,278

Cairo, GA $79,003

Calvary, GA $79,402

Cedar Springs, GA $77,001

Climax, GA $79,117

Coleman, GA $78,445

Colquitt, GA $78,630

Cuthbert, GA $78,588

Damascus, GA $78,322

Dawson, GA $78,300

Donalsonville, GA $78,562

Edison, GA $78,385

Fort Gaines, GA $78,156

Fowlstown, GA $79,318

Georgetown, GA $78,436

Iron City, GA $78,583

Jakin, GA $77,208

Leary, GA $78,223

Morgan, GA $78,248

Morris, GA $78,390

Newton, GA $78,388

Parrott, GA $78,571

Sasser, GA $78,176

Shellman, GA $78,495

Whigham, GA $79,080

Lovejoy, GA $85,174

Luthersville, GA $81,506

Mcdonough, GA $84,500

Meansville, GA $80,205

Milner, GA $81,116

Molena, GA $80,107

Moreland, GA $82,430

Morrow, GA $86,622

Newnan, GA $83,020

Orchard Hill, GA $81,560

Palmetto, GA $85,186

Peachtree City, GA $84,813

Red Oak, GA $86,678

Rex, GA $86,462

Riverdale, GA $86,401

Sargent, GA $83,313

Senoia, GA $83,073

Sharpsburg, GA $84,037

Stockbridge, GA $85,927

Sunny Side, GA $84,132

The Rock, GA $80,209

Thomaston, GA $79,798

Conley, GA $86,881

Turin, GA $83,568

Tyrone, GA $85,354

Union City, GA $86,203

Williamson, GA $81,807

Woodbury, GA $80,163

Ellenwood, GA $86,811

Zebulon, GA $80,943

Forest Park, GA $86,873

Stapleton, GA $80,646

Thomson, GA $80,768

Warrenton, GA $80,025

Waynesboro, GA $81,015

Wrens, GA $80,850

Augusta, GA $82,108

Abbeville, GA $78,907

North Metro, GA $85,766

Millen, GA $79,766

Mount Vernon, GA $78,791

Newington, GA $80,330

Norristown, GA $78,559

Nunez, GA $78,541

Oliver, GA $80,509

Portal, GA $79,167

Pulaski, GA $79,573

Adrian, GA $78,586

Allentown, GA $79,245

Bolingbroke, GA $79,548

Bonaire, GA $79,384

Butler, GA $79,103

Byromville, GA $78,875

Byron, GA $79,430

Cadwell, GA $78,867

Cordele, GA $78,864

Chauncey, GA $78,822

Chester, GA $79,134

Clinchfield, GA $79,106

Cochran, GA $79,223

Culloden, GA $79,738

Danville, GA $79,262

Davisboro, GA $79,318

Dexter, GA $79,092

Dry Branch, GA $79,425

Dublin, GA $79,162

Dudley, GA $79,125

Eastman, GA $79,008

Eatonton, GA $80,337

Elko, GA $79,094

East Dublin, GA $79,005

Centerville, GA $79,435

Forsyth, GA $79,997

Fort Valley, GA $79,307

Gordon, GA $79,380

Gray, GA $79,526

Haddock, GA $79,615

Hardwick, GA $79,260

Harrison, GA $78,861

Hawkinsville, GA $79,100

Helena, GA $78,908

Hillsboro, GA $79,803

Howard, GA $78,866

Ideal, GA $78,937

Irwinton, GA $79,266

Jeffersonville, GA $79,378

Jewell, GA $79,377

Juliette, GA $79,716

Kathleen, GA $79,337

Kite, GA $78,567

Knoxville, GA $79,357

Lilly, GA $79,094

Lizella, GA $79,514

Mc Intyre, GA $79,294

Mc Rae, GA $78,893

Marshallville, GA $79,170

Mauk, GA $78,793

Milledgeville, GA $79,296

Milan, GA $78,830

Montezuma, GA $79,015

Monticello, GA $80,603

Montrose, GA $79,204

Musella, GA $79,597

Oconee, GA $79,350

Oglethorpe, GA $79,021

Perry, GA $79,334

Pinehurst, GA $78,889

Pineview, GA $78,912

Pitts, GA $78,822

Rentz, GA $79,011

Reynolds, GA $79,131

Rhine, GA $78,796

Roberta, GA $79,581

Rochelle, GA $78,858

Rupert, GA $78,791

Sandersville, GA $79,325

Scotland, GA $79,008

Seville, GA $79,174

Shady Dale, GA $81,068

Smarr, GA $79,661

Sparta, GA $79,410

Warner Robins, GA $79,410

Comer, GA $79,490

Crawford, GA $79,720

Tennille, GA $79,119

Toomsboro, GA $79,113

Unadilla, GA $79,061

Vienna, GA $78,904

Warthen, GA $79,099

Wrightsville, GA $78,835

Yatesville, GA $79,910

Reidsville, GA $79,311

Rockledge, GA $78,691

Rocky Ford, GA $79,259

Sardis, GA $80,499

Soperton, GA $78,682

Statesboro, GA $80,032

Stillmore, GA $78,705

Sylvania, GA $79,407

Tarrytown, GA $78,644

Twin City, GA $78,595

Uvalda, GA $78,796

Vidalia, GA $78,856

Wadley, GA $79,341

Gainesville, GA $82,573

Chestnut Mountain, GA $83,431

Alto, GA $80,633

Baldwin, GA $80,168

Blairsville, GA $79,615

Blue Ridge, GA $79,921

Buford, GA $84,463

Bowersville, GA $80,382

Braselton, GA $83,439

Canon, GA $80,318

Carnesville, GA $80,027

Cherry Log, GA $79,901

Clarkesville, GA $79,768

Clayton, GA $79,997

Clermont, GA $81,385

Cleveland, GA $80,498

Commerce, GA $81,170

Cornelia, GA $80,419

Dahlonega, GA $81,325

Dawsonville, GA $82,494

Demorest, GA $80,071

Ellijay, GA $80,447

Dillard, GA $80,057

Eastanollee, GA $80,325

East Ellijay, GA $80,440

Epworth, GA $79,922

Flowery Branch, GA $83,752

Gillsville, GA $81,692

Habersham, GA $80,002

Helen, GA $79,491

Hiawassee, GA $79,528

Homer, GA $80,312

Hoschton, GA $83,418

Jefferson, GA $82,107

Lakemont, GA $79,891

Lavonia, GA $80,414

Lula, GA $81,313

Mc Caysville, GA $80,042

Martin, GA $80,372

Maysville, GA $81,382

Mineral Bluff, GA $79,777

Morganton, GA $79,710

Mountain City, GA $80,187

Mount Airy, GA $80,024

Murrayville, GA $81,888

Nicholson, GA $81,132

Oakwood, GA $83,386

Pendergrass, GA $82,338

Rabun Gap, GA $79,939

Sautee Nacoochee, GA $79,623

Suches, GA $79,891

Tallulah Falls, GA $80,155

Talmo, GA $82,401

Tiger, GA $79,957

Toccoa, GA $80,263

Turnerville, GA $80,103

Wiley, GA $80,185

Young Harris, GA $79,584

Toccoa Falls, GA $80,423

Athens, GA $81,120

Macon, GA $79,491

Allenhurst, GA $80,758

Bloomingdale, GA $82,175

Clyo, GA $81,013

Crescent, GA $80,302

Darien, GA $79,895

Eden, GA $81,893

Ellabell, GA $81,624

Fleming, GA $81,575

Hinesville, GA $80,978

Guyton, GA $81,517

Fort Stewart, GA $81,027

Ludowici, GA $80,180

Meldrim, GA $82,048

Meridian, GA $80,100

Midway, GA $81,422

Pembroke, GA $80,918

Pooler, GA $82,481

Riceboro, GA $80,885

Richmond Hill, GA $81,952

Rincon, GA $81,994

Sapelo Island, GA $79,965

Tybee Island, GA $82,239

Springfield, GA $81,254

Townsend, GA $80,183

Walthourville, GA $80,712

Savannah, GA $82,481

Swainsboro, GA $78,639

Ailey, GA $78,741

Alamo, GA $78,836

Alston, GA $78,811

Bartow, GA $79,112

Bellville, GA $79,684

Brooklet, GA $80,870

Claxton, GA $79,905

Cobbtown, GA $78,956

Collins, GA $79,180

Daisy, GA $80,309

Dover, GA $79,829

Garfield, GA $79,121

Girard, GA $80,581

Glennville, GA $79,743

Glenwood, GA $78,733

Hagan, GA $80,136

Louisville, GA $80,022

Lyons, GA $78,765

Manassas, GA $79,578

Metter, GA $79,027

Midville, GA $79,393

Waycross, GA $79,201

Atlanta, GA $86,881

Ty Ty, GA $78,609

Arlington, GA $78,264

Cumming, GA $83,865

Decatur, GA $86,881

Lithonia, GA $86,330

Snellville, GA $85,832

Lawrenceville, GA $85,237

Lilburn, GA $86,194

Loganville, GA $84,916

Oxford, GA $84,735

Mansfield, GA $82,357

Newborn, GA $81,656

Porterdale, GA $84,081

Pine Lake, GA $86,881

Redan, GA $86,572

Roswell, GA $85,882

Scottdale, GA $86,881

Smyrna, GA $86,881

Stone Mountain, GA $86,874

Tucker, GA $86,858

Brookfield, GA $78,992

Camilla, GA $78,504

Chula, GA $78,663

Cobb, GA $78,465

Coolidge, GA $78,915

Cotton, GA $78,602

De Soto, GA $78,355

Doerun, GA $78,300

Ellenton, GA $79,006

Enigma, GA $78,838

Fitzgerald, GA $78,964

Funston, GA $78,598

Hartsfield, GA $78,597

Thomasville, GA $79,058

Irwinville, GA $78,767

Leesburg, GA $78,102

Leslie, GA $78,472

Meigs, GA $78,857

Moultrie, GA $78,854

Mystic, GA $78,837

Norman Park, GA $78,769

Oakfield, GA $78,188

Ochlocknee, GA $78,957

Ocilla, GA $78,886

Omega, GA $78,738

Pavo, GA $78,870

Pelham, GA $78,927

Plains, GA $78,706

Poulan, GA $78,290

Putney, GA $78,044

Rebecca, GA $78,653

Sale City, GA $78,407

Smithville, GA $78,357

Sumner, GA $78,366

Sycamore, GA $78,593

Sylvester, GA $78,192

Tifton, GA $78,711

Duluth, GA $85,766

Acworth, GA $85,093

Adairsville, GA $81,151

Aragon, GA $81,997

Armuchee, GA $80,666

Austell, GA $86,385

Ball Ground, GA $83,703

Bowdon, GA $81,441

Bowdon Junction, GA $82,766

Bremen, GA $83,027

Clarkdale, GA $86,213

Carrollton, GA $83,156

Buchanan, GA $82,124

Canton, GA $84,251

Cartersville, GA $83,122

Lithia Springs, GA $86,366

Cassville, GA $82,796

Cave Spring, GA $80,395

Cedartown, GA $81,331

Mableton, GA $86,881

Powder Springs, GA $85,827

Coosa, GA $79,975

Dallas, GA $84,569

Douglasville, GA $85,693

Emerson, GA $84,362

Esom Hill, GA $80,888

Fairmount, GA $81,430

Felton, GA $82,041

Hiram, GA $85,417

Holly Springs, GA $84,881

Arnoldsville, GA $80,351

Bethlehem, GA $83,854

Bishop, GA $81,823

Bogart, GA $82,236

Bostwick, GA $81,934

Bowman, GA $79,999

Buckhead, GA $80,213

Carlton, GA $79,149

Colbert, GA $80,058

Avondale Estates, GA $86,881

Norcross, GA $86,333

Alpharetta, GA $85,115

Marietta, GA $86,331

Auburn, GA $84,081

Conyers, GA $85,588

Covington, GA $83,570

Grayson, GA $85,231

Jersey, GA $84,271

Dacula, GA $84,499

Clarkston, GA $86,881

Suwanee, GA $85,150

Social Circle, GA $82,875

Crawfordville, GA $79,632

Warwick, GA $78,302

Danielsville, GA $79,900

Dewy Rose, GA $80,113

Elberton, GA $79,963

Farmington, GA $81,426

Franklin Springs, GA $80,201

Good Hope, GA $82,251

Greensboro, GA $79,578

Hartwell, GA $80,467

High Shoals, GA $81,994

Hull, GA $80,490

Ila, GA $80,132

Lexington, GA $79,131

Madison, GA $81,164

Monroe, GA $83,559

Rayle, GA $79,451

Royston, GA $80,140

Rutledge, GA $81,921

Sharon, GA $80,000

Siloam, GA $79,357

Statham, GA $82,494

Stephens, GA $79,736

Tignall, GA $79,855

Union Point, GA $79,369

Maxeys, GA $79,660

Washington, GA $80,060

Watkinsville, GA $81,205

White Plains, GA $79,299

Winder, GA $83,322

Winterville, GA $80,452

Calhoun, GA $80,882

Chatsworth, GA $80,550

Chickamauga, GA $80,327

Cisco, GA $79,983

Cohutta, GA $80,246

Crandall, GA $80,087

Dalton, GA $80,427

Eton, GA $80,445

Flintstone, GA $80,545

Graysville, GA $80,505

La Fayette, GA $80,193

Lyerly, GA $80,305

Menlo, GA $79,908

Oakman, GA $80,706

Plainville, GA $80,815

Ranger, GA $80,663

Resaca, GA $80,698

Ringgold, GA $80,435

Rising Fawn, GA $80,399

Rock Spring, GA $80,363

Rocky Face, GA $80,230

Rossville, GA $80,573

Fort Oglethorpe, GA $80,552

Sugar Valley, GA $80,563

Summerville, GA $80,435

Lookout Mountain, GA $80,544

Tennga, GA $80,057

Trenton, GA $80,451

Trion, GA $80,395

Tunnel Hill, GA $80,324

Varnell, GA $80,286

Wildwood, GA $80,503

Appling, GA $81,364

Avera, GA $79,853

Blythe, GA $81,518

Boneville, GA $81,028

Camak, GA $80,330

Dearing, GA $81,125

Evans, GA $81,800

Gibson, GA $80,034

Gough, GA $80,587

Gracewood, GA $82,108

Grovetown, GA $81,711

Harlem, GA $81,400

Hephzibah, GA $81,779

Keysville, GA $81,153

Lincolnton, GA $80,707

Matthews, GA $81,130

Mesena, GA $80,558

Mitchell, GA $79,523

Norwood, GA $79,867

Wray, GA $78,798

Box Springs, GA $78,597

Buena Vista, GA $78,635

Cataula, GA $78,520

Cusseta, GA $78,565

Ellaville, GA $78,838

Ellerslie, GA $78,531

Fortson, GA $78,484

Geneva, GA $78,698

Hamilton, GA $78,551

Junction City, GA $78,829

Louvale, GA $78,547

Lumpkin, GA $78,606

Manchester, GA $79,631

Midland, GA $78,487

Omaha, GA $78,568

Pine Mountain, GA $79,116

Pine Mountain Valley, GA $78,961

Preston, GA $78,651

Richland, GA $78,625

Shiloh, GA $79,135

Talbotton, GA $79,214

Upatoi, GA $78,535

Warm Springs, GA $79,545

Waverly Hall, GA $78,583

Weston, GA $78,538

West Point, GA $78,948

Woodland, GA $79,434

Columbus, GA $78,444

Fort Benning, GA $78,479

Jasper, GA $82,040

Perkins, GA $80,189

Alma, GA $78,888

Ambrose, GA $78,859

Baxley, GA $78,869

Blackshear, GA $78,969

Bristol, GA $78,782

Broxton, GA $78,864

Brunswick, GA $80,057

Saint Simons Island, GA $79,644

Jekyll Island, GA $80,217

Denton, GA $78,792

Douglas, GA $79,063

Folkston, GA $80,236

Hazlehurst, GA $78,889

Hoboken, GA $79,543

Hortense, GA $79,062

Jacksonville, GA $78,735

Jesup, GA $79,268

Kings Bay, GA $81,912

Kingsland, GA $81,923

Lumber City, GA $78,766

Executive Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Executive Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Executive Assistant positions in Telecom or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Executive Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Executive Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$111,250	$53.0	30%
Pharmaceuticals	$111,250	$53.0	30%
Biotechnology	$106,971	$51.0	25%
Insurance	$102,693	$49.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$100,981	$49.0	18%

Executive Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Executive Assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$76,593

Average $85,577/year

$95,967

$6,383

Average $7,131/month

$7,997

$1,473

Average $1,646/week

$1,846

$37

Average $41/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,967	$7,997	$1,846	$46
Average	$85,577	$7,131	$1,646	$41
25th Percentile	$76,593	$6,383	$1,473	$37

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