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 $62,910 for beginners, reaching about $87,823 at mid-level, and approach $119,046 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 Oregon

How much does an Executive Assistant make in Oregon? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Executive Assistant in Oregon is $90,102 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $111,000
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,643 to $101,041
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,031

10% $72,031

50% (Median) $90,102

90% $111,000

Executive Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,041	$8,420	$1,943	$49
Average	$90,102	$7,509	$1,733	$43
25th Percentile	$80,643	$6,720	$1,551	$39

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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): $62,910
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,989
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,823
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,268
Expert (over 8 years): $119,046

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Executive Assistant I	less than 1 year	$62,910
Executive Assistant II	1-2 years	$72,989
Executive Assistant	2-4 years	$87,823
Executive Assistant IV	5-8 years	$99,268
Executive Assistant V	over 8 years	$119,046

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:

Antelope: $85,760
Aurora: $90,960
Beaverton: $92,792

Antelope, OR $85,760

Aurora, OR $90,960

Beaverton, OR $92,792

Beavercreek, OR $91,274

Boring, OR $91,864

Bridal Veil, OR $91,722

Brightwood, OR $90,292

Canby, OR $91,021

Cascade Locks, OR $88,999

Clackamas, OR $92,758

Clatskanie, OR $88,835

Colton, OR $90,318

Columbia City, OR $91,132

Corbett, OR $91,273

Donald, OR $90,474

Dufur, OR $86,228

Eagle Creek, OR $91,470

Estacada, OR $90,097

Fairview, OR $92,599

Gervais, OR $89,514

Gladstone, OR $92,725

Government Camp, OR $88,651

Grass Valley, OR $85,953

Gresham, OR $92,570

Hood River, OR $88,491

Hubbard, OR $90,013

Kent, OR $85,759

Lake Oswego, OR $92,950

Marylhurst, OR $92,830

Maupin, OR $85,861

Molalla, OR $89,565

Moro, OR $86,134

Mosier, OR $87,579

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $88,163

Mulino, OR $90,914

Odell, OR $88,289

Oregon City, OR $92,076

Rainier, OR $90,126

Rhododendron, OR $89,461

Rufus, OR $86,401

Saint Helens, OR $90,842

Warren, OR $91,349

Deer Island, OR $90,518

Sandy, OR $90,763

Scappoose, OR $91,226

Shaniko, OR $86,042

The Dalles, OR $86,704

Troutdale, OR $92,246

Tualatin, OR $92,519

Tygh Valley, OR $86,618

Vernonia, OR $89,848

Wasco, OR $86,205

Welches, OR $89,849

West Linn, OR $92,520

Wilsonville, OR $91,943

Woodburn, OR $89,707

Happy Valley, OR $92,884

Damascus, OR $92,420

Amity, OR $89,291

Arch Cape, OR $86,938

Astoria, OR $87,502

Banks, OR $91,083

Bay City, OR $87,304

Beaver, OR $87,748

Buxton, OR $90,529

Cannon Beach, OR $86,900

Carlton, OR $89,515

Cloverdale, OR $87,206

Cornelius, OR $91,763

Dayton, OR $89,573

Dundee, OR $90,294

Forest Grove, OR $91,034

Gales Creek, OR $90,020

Garibaldi, OR $87,312

Gaston, OR $90,564

Hammond, OR $86,510

Hebo, OR $87,489

Hillsboro, OR $92,016

Manning, OR $90,628

Lafayette, OR $89,682

Mcminnville, OR $89,243

Manzanita, OR $87,197

Nehalem, OR $87,429

Newberg, OR $91,099

North Plains, OR $91,596

Oceanside, OR $87,003

Pacific City, OR $87,211

Rockaway Beach, OR $87,194

Saint Paul, OR $89,964

Seaside, OR $87,675

Sherwood, OR $92,045

Tillamook, OR $87,810

Netarts, OR $87,085

Timber, OR $89,977

Tolovana Park, OR $86,913

Warrenton, OR $86,875

Wheeler, OR $87,420

Yamhill, OR $89,794

Neskowin, OR $87,165

Portland, OR $92,968

Salem, OR $89,588

Keizer, OR $89,605

Albany, OR $88,705

Alsea, OR $87,196

Aumsville, OR $89,416

Blodgett, OR $87,295

Brownsville, OR $87,778

Cascadia, OR $86,741

Corvallis, OR $88,494

Crabtree, OR $88,615

Crawfordsville, OR $87,733

Dallas, OR $89,141

Depoe Bay, OR $86,861

Detroit, OR $86,515

Eddyville, OR $86,829

Falls City, OR $88,705

Foster, OR $87,422

Gates, OR $88,184

Grand Ronde, OR $88,337

Halsey, OR $87,793

Idanha, OR $86,585

Independence, OR $89,475

Jefferson, OR $89,283

Lebanon, OR $87,866

Logsden, OR $87,194

Lyons, OR $88,370

Mill City, OR $88,377

Monmouth, OR $88,906

Mount Angel, OR $89,491

Neotsu, OR $87,268

Newport, OR $86,692

South Beach, OR $86,409

Lincoln City, OR $87,162

Otis, OR $87,333

Otter Rock, OR $86,708

Philomath, OR $87,605

Rickreall, OR $89,490

Rose Lodge, OR $87,420

Saint Benedict, OR $89,479

Scio, OR $88,765

Scotts Mills, OR $89,268

Seal Rock, OR $86,307

Shedd, OR $87,756

Sheridan, OR $88,943

Siletz, OR $87,031

Silverton, OR $89,295

Stayton, OR $89,051

Mehama, OR $88,813

Sublimity, OR $89,196

Sweet Home, OR $87,580

Gleneden Beach, OR $86,955

Tangent, OR $87,914

Tidewater, OR $86,619

Toledo, OR $86,719

Turner, OR $89,431

Waldport, OR $86,414

Willamina, OR $88,637

Eugene, OR $88,345

Agness, OR $85,520

Allegany, OR $85,622

Alvadore, OR $88,260

Azalea, OR $86,519

Bandon, OR $85,689

Blachly, OR $87,508

Blue River, OR $86,156

Broadbent, OR $85,558

Brookings, OR $86,053

Camas Valley, OR $85,605

Canyonville, OR $86,244

Cheshire, OR $87,834

Coos Bay, OR $85,648

Coquille, OR $85,654

Cottage Grove, OR $87,538

Crescent Lake, OR $85,768

Creswell, OR $88,056

Culp Creek, OR $87,171

Curtin, OR $87,473

Days Creek, OR $86,132

Deadwood, OR $87,146

Dexter, OR $87,803

Dillard, OR $85,878

Dorena, OR $86,909

Drain, OR $87,157

Elkton, OR $86,544

Elmira, OR $87,951

Fall Creek, OR $87,686

Florence, OR $86,467

Gardiner, OR $85,764

Glendale, OR $86,339

Glide, OR $85,973

Gold Beach, OR $85,794

Harrisburg, OR $88,125

Idleyld Park, OR $85,764

Junction City, OR $88,067

Lakeside, OR $85,792

Langlois, OR $85,605

Lorane, OR $87,709

Lowell, OR $87,676

Mapleton, OR $86,651

Marcola, OR $87,952

Pleasant Hill, OR $88,188

Monroe, OR $87,675

Myrtle Creek, OR $85,886

Myrtle Point, OR $85,591

North Bend, OR $85,651

Noti, OR $87,656

Oakland, OR $86,410

Oakridge, OR $86,808

Ophir, OR $85,785

Port Orford, OR $85,667

Powers, OR $85,649

Reedsport, OR $86,256

Riddle, OR $86,062

Roseburg, OR $86,001

Scottsburg, OR $86,104

Springfield, OR $88,168

Sixes, OR $85,595

Sutherlin, OR $86,454

Swisshome, OR $86,747

Tenmile, OR $85,691

Thurston, OR $88,208

Tiller, OR $86,209

Umpqua, OR $85,929

Veneta, OR $87,875

Vida, OR $87,206

Walterville, OR $87,619

Walton, OR $87,330

Wedderburn, OR $85,844

Westfir, OR $87,096

Westlake, OR $86,222

Wilbur, OR $86,082

Winchester, OR $86,088

Winston, OR $85,708

Wolf Creek, OR $86,497

Yachats, OR $86,431

Yoncalla, OR $86,916

Medford, OR $87,955

Central Point, OR $87,832

White City, OR $87,279

Ashland, OR $87,318

Butte Falls, OR $86,756

Cave Junction, OR $86,511

Eagle Point, OR $87,465

Gold Hill, OR $87,623

Grants Pass, OR $86,935

Jacksonville, OR $87,464

Kerby, OR $86,645

Merlin, OR $86,374

Murphy, OR $87,267

O Brien, OR $86,468

Phoenix, OR $87,928

Prospect, OR $86,538

Rogue River, OR $87,227

Selma, OR $86,430

Shady Cove, OR $87,344

Talent, OR $87,760

Trail, OR $86,677

Wilderville, OR $86,612

Williams, OR $87,192

Klamath Falls, OR $86,522

Crater Lake, OR $85,592

Adel, OR $86,033

Beatty, OR $85,814

Bly, OR $85,897

Bonanza, OR $85,969

Chiloquin, OR $85,960

Dairy, OR $85,922

Fort Klamath, OR $85,932

Keno, OR $86,557

Lakeview, OR $86,104

Malin, OR $86,080

Merrill, OR $86,117

Midland, OR $86,209

New Pine Creek, OR $86,298

Paisley, OR $85,893

Plush, OR $85,992

Silver Lake, OR $85,862

Sprague River, OR $85,885

Summer Lake, OR $85,780

Christmas Valley, OR $85,924

Bend, OR $86,123

Fields, OR $86,015

Ashwood, OR $85,740

Brothers, OR $85,819

Burns, OR $86,028

Princeton, OR $85,866

Diamond, OR $85,809

Camp Sherman, OR $85,874

Chemult, OR $85,811

Crane, OR $85,960

Crescent, OR $85,767

Culver, OR $85,939

Fort Rock, OR $85,874

Frenchglen, OR $85,801

Gilchrist, OR $85,933

Hines, OR $86,046

La Pine, OR $86,026

Madras, OR $85,999

Mitchell, OR $85,808

Paulina, OR $85,842

Post, OR $85,803

Powell Butte, OR $86,008

Prineville, OR $86,011

Redmond, OR $86,133

Riley, OR $85,797

Sisters, OR $85,875

Terrebonne, OR $86,046

Warm Springs, OR $85,890

Pendleton, OR $88,781

Adams, OR $87,039

Arlington, OR $86,051

Athena, OR $88,978

Baker City, OR $86,102

Bates, OR $85,864

Boardman, OR $88,385

Bridgeport, OR $85,882

Canyon City, OR $86,002

Condon, OR $85,847

Cove, OR $86,014

Dayville, OR $85,909

Echo, OR $89,032

Elgin, OR $86,031

Enterprise, OR $85,832

Fossil, OR $85,860

Haines, OR $86,051

Halfway, OR $85,864

Helix, OR $91,075

Heppner, OR $85,901

Hereford, OR $85,920

Hermiston, OR $91,570

Lexington, OR $87,480

Oxbow, OR $85,475

Imbler, OR $86,078

Imnaha, OR $85,262

Ione, OR $86,028

Irrigon, OR $90,968

John Day, OR $86,141

Joseph, OR $85,732

Kimberly, OR $85,883

La Grande, OR $86,129

Long Creek, OR $85,898

Lostine, OR $85,937

Meacham, OR $86,050

Mikkalo, OR $86,157

Milton Freewater, OR $88,152

Monument, OR $85,880

Mount Vernon, OR $85,997

North Powder, OR $86,014

Pilot Rock, OR $86,329

Prairie City, OR $86,060

Richland, OR $85,778

Seneca, OR $86,008

Spray, OR $85,877

Stanfield, OR $91,329

Summerville, OR $86,041

Sumpter, OR $85,969

Ukiah, OR $85,885

Umatilla, OR $92,008

Union, OR $86,031

Unity, OR $86,015

Wallowa, OR $86,055

Weston, OR $87,276

Adrian, OR $84,592

Arock, OR $85,496

Brogan, OR $85,846

Drewsey, OR $85,953

Durkee, OR $85,787

Harper, OR $85,603

Huntington, OR $85,854

Ironside, OR $85,890

Jamieson, OR $85,618

Jordan Valley, OR $85,511

Juntura, OR $85,890

Nyssa, OR $85,005

Ontario, OR $85,189

Riverside, OR $85,803

Vale, OR $85,642

Westfall, OR $85,916

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	$117,133	$56.0	30%
Pharmaceuticals	$117,133	$56.0	30%
Biotechnology	$112,628	$54.0	25%
Insurance	$108,123	$52.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$106,321	$51.0	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.

$80,643

Average $90,102/year

$101,041

$6,720

Average $7,509/month

$8,420

$1,551

Average $1,733/week

$1,943

$39

Average $43/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,041	$8,420	$1,943	$49
Average	$90,102	$7,509	$1,733	$43
25th Percentile	$80,643	$6,720	$1,551	$39

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