What are the main factors that influence an Executive Secretary'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 Secretary?

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

How does experience change An Executive Secretary's salary?

An Executive Secretary's salary grows with experience: starting around $61,888 for beginners, reaching about $86,408 at mid-level, and approach $117,109 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Executive Secretary?

Executive Secretary salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Executive Secretary roles are District of Columbia $99,779, California $99,401, Massachusetts $98,076. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Executive Secretary roles make?

Salaries for Executive Secretary level roles vary by specialization: Executive Secretary V: $118,390; Executive Secretary Manager: $110,690; Executive Secretary Senior Supervisor: $100,690; Executive Secretary IV: $98,790; Executive Secretary III: $87,390.

Executive Secretary Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Executive Secretary make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Executive Secretary in Wisconsin is $88,650 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $109,206
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,343 to $99,410
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,869

10% $70,869

50% (Median) $88,650

90% $109,206

Executive Secretary Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,410	$8,284	$1,912	$48
Average	$88,650	$7,387	$1,705	$43
25th Percentile	$79,343	$6,612	$1,526	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Executive Secretary Salaries

An Executive Secretary'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 Secretary Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Executive Secretary'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): $61,888
Early Career (1-2 years): $71,809
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $86,408
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $97,655
Expert (over 8 years): $117,109

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Executive Assistant I	less than 1 year	$61,888
Executive Assistant II	1-2 years	$71,809
Executive Secretary	2-4 years	$86,408
Executive Assistant IV	5-8 years	$97,655
Executive Assistant V	over 8 years	$117,109

How Do Executive Secretary 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 Secretaries. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $99,779.
California: $99,401.
Massachusetts: $98,076.

District of Columbia $99,779 California $99,401 Massachusetts $98,076 Washington $97,716 New Jersey $97,680 Alaska $97,553 Connecticut $96,310 New York $95,805

Hawaii $94,192 Rhode Island $93,435 Maryland $92,921 Minnesota $92,218 Colorado $91,948 Illinois $91,858 Oregon $91,516 Delaware $91,263

New Hampshire $91,105 Virginia $90,750 Pennsylvania $89,713 Nevada $89,190 North Dakota $89,019 Michigan $88,749 Wisconsin $88,650 Vermont $88,452

Texas $87,902 Maine $87,866 Arizona $87,812 Ohio $87,749 Georgia $86,919 Indiana $86,505 Wyoming $86,424 Utah $86,298

Iowa $86,244 Kansas $85,811 Louisiana $85,685 North Carolina $85,640 Missouri $85,622 Florida $85,270 Montana $85,081 Nebraska $84,901

Kentucky $84,802 South Carolina $84,441 Tennessee $84,216 Idaho $84,126 New Mexico $83,468 Oklahoma $83,324 Alabama $82,792 South Dakota $81,900

Arkansas $81,413 West Virginia $81,152 Mississippi $80,368

Top Paying Cities for Executive Secretary

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:

Green Lake: $86,231
Greenville: $87,051
Hancock: $85,468

Green Lake, WI $86,231

Greenville, WI $87,051

Hancock, WI $85,468

Hortonville, WI $86,868

Iola, WI $85,847

King, WI $86,504

Larsen, WI $86,709

Leopolis, WI $85,741

Manawa, WI $86,166

Marion, WI $85,900

Menasha, WI $87,122

Neenah, WI $86,964

Neshkoro, WI $85,921

New London, WI $86,509

Ogdensburg, WI $85,972

Omro, WI $86,397

Pickett, WI $86,468

Pine River, WI $86,134

Plainfield, WI $85,626

Poy Sippi, WI $86,193

Princeton, WI $86,025

Readfield, WI $86,621

Redgranite, WI $86,217

Ripon, WI $86,382

Rosendale, WI $86,426

Saxeville, WI $86,039

Scandinavia, WI $85,916

Tilleda, WI $85,611

Van Dyne, WI $86,534

Waukau, WI $86,383

Waupaca, WI $86,152

Wautoma, WI $85,951

Weyauwega, WI $86,299

Wild Rose, WI $85,977

Winnebago, WI $86,732

Winneconne, WI $86,530

Wilson, WI $87,949

Boyd, WI $85,671

Cadott, WI $85,733

Chetek, WI $85,501

Chippewa Falls, WI $85,916

Colfax, WI $85,813

Conrath, WI $85,328

Cornell, WI $85,549

Dallas, WI $85,992

Downing, WI $87,537

Downsville, WI $86,901

Durand, WI $86,818

Eau Galle, WI $86,626

Eleva, WI $86,009

Elk Mound, WI $85,819

Elmwood, WI $87,458

Fairchild, WI $85,905

Fall Creek, WI $85,955

Gilmanton, WI $86,401

Holcombe, WI $85,402

Humbird, WI $85,809

Independence, WI $86,152

Jim Falls, WI $85,621

Knapp, WI $87,491

Maiden Rock, WI $87,597

Menomonie, WI $86,819

Merrillan, WI $85,690

Mondovi, WI $86,183

Nelson, WI $87,211

New Auburn, WI $85,467

Osseo, WI $86,210

Pepin, WI $87,898

Pigeon Falls, WI $86,402

Plum City, WI $87,479

Prairie Farm, WI $86,734

Ridgeland, WI $86,269

Rock Falls, WI $85,856

Sand Creek, WI $85,514

Sheldon, WI $85,291

Spring Valley, WI $88,008

Stanley, WI $85,694

Stockholm, WI $88,105

Strum, WI $86,153

Thorp, WI $85,653

Wheeler, WI $86,456

Whitehall, WI $86,041

Spooner, WI $85,265

Almena, WI $86,458

Ashland, WI $85,179

Balsam Lake, WI $87,868

Barron, WI $85,916

Barronett, WI $85,301

Bayfield, WI $85,181

Benoit, WI $85,057

Birchwood, WI $85,149

Brill, WI $85,506

Bruce, WI $85,246

Brule, WI $85,976

Cable, WI $84,883

Cameron, WI $85,526

Centuria, WI $88,351

Comstock, WI $86,693

Cornucopia, WI $85,295

Couderay, WI $84,926

Cumberland, WI $86,056

Danbury, WI $85,774

Drummond, WI $85,135

Edgewater, WI $85,099

Exeland, WI $84,989

Foxboro, WI $86,281

Frederic, WI $86,533

Gordon, WI $85,565

Grand View, WI $84,962

Grantsburg, WI $87,059

Haugen, WI $85,597

Hawthorne, WI $86,258

Hayward, WI $84,989

Herbster, WI $85,412

Hertel, WI $85,288

High Bridge, WI $85,052

Iron River, WI $85,663

Ladysmith, WI $85,253

Lake Nebagamon, WI $86,067

La Pointe, WI $85,036

Luck, WI $87,536

Maple, WI $86,270

Marengo, WI $85,017

Mason, WI $85,029

Mikana, WI $85,496

Milltown, WI $87,901

Minong, WI $85,527

Odanah, WI $85,373

Ojibwa, WI $84,842

Glidden, WI $84,874

Harshaw, WI $85,268

Hawkins, WI $85,105

Hazelhurst, WI $85,281

Heafford Junction, WI $85,353

Hurley, WI $85,110

Iron Belt, WI $84,951

Kennan, WI $85,119

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $85,259

Lake Tomahawk, WI $85,306

Land O Lakes, WI $85,192

Laona, WI $85,239

Long Lake, WI $85,005

Mc Naughton, WI $85,316

Manitowish Waters, WI $85,186

Mellen, WI $84,909

Mercer, WI $85,035

Minocqua, WI $85,348

Montreal, WI $85,132

Park Falls, WI $85,099

Phelps, WI $85,191

Phillips, WI $85,137

Prentice, WI $85,203

Presque Isle, WI $85,150

Saint Germain, WI $85,365

Saxon, WI $84,984

Sayner, WI $85,249

Star Lake, WI $85,027

Three Lakes, WI $85,265

Tony, WI $85,241

Tripoli, WI $85,059

Upson, WI $84,698

Wabeno, WI $85,246

Woodruff, WI $85,384

La Crosse, WI $84,784

Alma, WI $86,944

Alma Center, WI $85,798

Arcadia, WI $86,111

Arkdale, WI $85,473

Bangor, WI $84,969

Black River Falls, WI $85,519

Blair, WI $85,779

Camp Douglas, WI $85,598

Cashton, WI $85,061

Cataract, WI $85,197

Chaseburg, WI $84,923

Cochrane, WI $86,793

Coon Valley, WI $84,889

De Soto, WI $85,070

Dodge, WI $85,870

Eastman, WI $85,312

Ettrick, WI $85,233

Ferryville, WI $85,209

Fountain City, WI $86,418

Galesville, WI $85,493

Gays Mills, WI $85,476

Genoa, WI $84,986

Hillsboro, WI $85,780

Hixton, WI $85,797

Holmen, WI $84,981

Hustler, WI $85,911

Kendall, WI $85,675

La Farge, WI $85,543

Lynxville, WI $85,319

Mather, WI $85,496

Melrose, WI $85,217

Millston, WI $85,313

Mindoro, WI $85,041

Mount Sterling, WI $85,616

Necedah, WI $85,506

Norwalk, WI $85,162

Oakdale, WI $85,603

Onalaska, WI $84,849

Ontario, WI $85,535

Readstown, WI $85,446

Rockland, WI $84,953

Seneca, WI $85,700

Soldiers Grove, WI $85,540

Sparta, WI $85,130

Steuben, WI $85,466

Stoddard, WI $84,853

Taylor, WI $85,610

Tomah, WI $85,646

Trempealeau, WI $85,482

Palmyra, WI $87,414

Tunnel City, WI $85,605

Viola, WI $85,597

Viroqua, WI $85,063

Warrens, WI $85,470

Westby, WI $85,020

West Salem, WI $84,893

Wilton, WI $85,598

Eau Claire, WI $86,152

Altoona, WI $86,269

Arkansaw, WI $87,174

Augusta, WI $85,936

Bay City, WI $87,966

Bloomer, WI $85,641

Boyceville, WI $86,992

Glen Flora, WI $85,103

Wales, WI $88,610

Bagley, WI $85,326

Beetown, WI $85,412

Benton, WI $85,749

Bloomington, WI $85,427

Boscobel, WI $85,611

Cassville, WI $85,325

Cuba City, WI $85,597

Dickeyville, WI $85,669

Fennimore, WI $85,714

Glen Haven, WI $85,278

Hazel Green, WI $85,458

Kieler, WI $85,693

Lancaster, WI $85,518

Mount Hope, WI $85,414

Patch Grove, WI $85,722

Platteville, WI $85,882

Potosi, WI $85,349

Prairie Du Chien, WI $85,534

Sinsinawa, WI $85,424

Stitzer, WI $85,687

Wauzeka, WI $85,456

Woodman, WI $85,362

Portage, WI $87,242

Adams, WI $85,866

Arlington, WI $88,124

Baraboo, WI $87,249

Beaver Dam, WI $87,171

Brandon, WI $86,243

Briggsville, WI $86,700

Burnett, WI $86,582

Cambria, WI $87,120

Cazenovia, WI $85,936

Columbus, WI $87,858

Dalton, WI $86,624

Dellwood, WI $85,577

Doylestown, WI $87,721

Elroy, WI $85,699

Endeavor, WI $86,591

Fairwater, WI $86,411

Fall River, WI $87,609

Fox Lake, WI $86,741

Friendship, WI $85,607

Friesland, WI $87,009

Grand Marsh, WI $85,904

Hillpoint, WI $86,438

Kingston, WI $86,706

Lake Delton, WI $86,928

La Valle, WI $86,055

Lime Ridge, WI $86,377

Loganville, WI $86,637

Lyndon Station, WI $86,171

Markesan, WI $86,287

Marquette, WI $86,585

Mauston, WI $85,845

Montello, WI $86,285

New Lisbon, WI $85,608

North Freedom, WI $87,292

Oxford, WI $86,299

Packwaukee, WI $86,643

Pardeeville, WI $87,294

Poynette, WI $87,848

Randolph, WI $87,118

Reedsburg, WI $86,612

Rio, WI $87,754

Rock Springs, WI $86,727

Union Center, WI $86,087

Waupun, WI $86,423

Westfield, WI $85,885

Wisconsin Dells, WI $86,572

Wonewoc, WI $85,761

Wyocena, WI $87,491

Amery, WI $88,373

Baldwin, WI $88,904

Beldenville, WI $88,740

Clayton, WI $87,217

Clear Lake, WI $87,919

Cushing, WI $88,075

Deer Park, WI $88,551

Dresser, WI $89,147

East Ellsworth, WI $88,515

Ellsworth, WI $88,660

Glenwood City, WI $88,114

Hager City, WI $88,887

Hammond, WI $89,951

Hudson, WI $91,375

New Richmond, WI $90,168

Osceola, WI $90,401

Prescott, WI $90,649

River Falls, WI $90,536

Roberts, WI $90,511

Saint Croix Falls, WI $88,619

Somerset, WI $91,017

Star Prairie, WI $89,929

Pell Lake, WI $87,177

Pleasant Prairie, WI $87,258

Powers Lake, WI $87,326

Rochester, WI $87,677

Salem, WI $87,395

Silver Lake, WI $87,417

Somers, WI $87,151

South Milwaukee, WI $89,730

Springfield, WI $87,215

Sturtevant, WI $87,168

Sullivan, WI $87,619

Trevor, WI $87,437

Twin Lakes, WI $87,399

Union Grove, WI $87,357

Walworth, WI $87,031

Radisson, WI $84,950

Waterford, WI $88,140

Waukesha, WI $89,478

Whitewater, WI $86,916

Williams Bay, WI $86,947

Wilmot, WI $87,432

Woodworth, WI $87,326

Zenda, WI $86,943

Milwaukee, WI $90,218

Saint Francis, WI $90,178

Racine, WI $87,109

Afton, WI $86,856

Albany, WI $87,448

Arena, WI $87,477

Argyle, WI $86,959

Avalon, WI $86,868

Avoca, WI $86,369

Barneveld, WI $87,485

Belleville, WI $88,024

Belmont, WI $86,122

Beloit, WI $86,775

Black Earth, WI $88,029

Blanchardville, WI $87,188

Blue Mounds, WI $87,768

Blue River, WI $85,579

Brodhead, WI $86,851

Brooklyn, WI $88,067

Browntown, WI $86,277

Cambridge, WI $88,024

Gile, WI $85,395

Clinton, WI $86,919

Wausau, WI $85,678

Marshfield, WI $85,715

Abbotsford, WI $85,630

Amherst, WI $85,858

Amherst Junction, WI $85,761

Aniwa, WI $85,342

Antigo, WI $85,426

Arpin, WI $85,545

Athens, WI $85,433

Auburndale, WI $85,503

Babcock, WI $85,369

Birnamwood, WI $85,393

Blenker, WI $85,491

Bowler, WI $85,559

Brokaw, WI $85,563

Bryant, WI $85,241

Chili, WI $85,611

Colby, WI $85,584

Curtiss, WI $85,545

Custer, WI $85,641

Deerbrook, WI $85,236

Dorchester, WI $85,551

Edgar, WI $85,501

Eland, WI $85,490

Elcho, WI $85,278

Elderon, WI $85,542

Elton, WI $85,351

Galloway, WI $85,623

Gilman, WI $85,358

Jump River, WI $85,283

Gleason, WI $85,254

Granton, WI $85,606

Greenwood, WI $85,651

Hannibal, WI $85,343

Hatley, WI $85,457

Hewitt, WI $85,868

Irma, WI $85,293

Junction City, WI $85,458

Loyal, WI $85,643

Lublin, WI $85,430

Marathon, WI $85,486

Mattoon, WI $85,656

Medford, WI $85,459

Merrill, WI $85,430

Milladore, WI $85,488

Mosinee, WI $85,544

Neillsville, WI $85,725

Nekoosa, WI $85,574

Nelsonville, WI $85,948

Ogema, WI $85,228

Owen, WI $85,563

Pearson, WI $85,207

Pelican Lake, WI $85,213

Phlox, WI $85,593

Woodville, WI $88,414

Houlton, WI $91,599

Abrams, WI $85,680

Amberg, WI $85,162

Armstrong Creek, WI $85,184

Athelstane, WI $85,217

Black Creek, WI $86,609

Bonduel, WI $85,918

Brillion, WI $86,531

Cecil, WI $85,786

Coleman, WI $85,606

Combined Locks, WI $87,184

Crivitz, WI $85,452

De Pere, WI $85,864

Dunbar, WI $85,127

Fence, WI $85,038

Florence, WI $85,163

Forest Junction, WI $86,778

Gillett, WI $85,724

Goodman, WI $85,180

Greenleaf, WI $86,193

Green Valley, WI $85,747

Gresham, WI $85,693

Hilbert, WI $86,746

Kaukauna, WI $87,076

Freedom, WI $86,968

Keshena, WI $85,785

Kimberly, WI $87,189

Krakow, WI $85,748

Lakewood, WI $85,321

Lena, WI $85,665

Little Chute, WI $87,185

Little Suamico, WI $85,659

Marinette, WI $85,714

Mountain, WI $85,370

Neopit, WI $85,575

Niagara, WI $85,256

Nichols, WI $86,226

Oconto, WI $85,657

Oconto Falls, WI $85,704

Oneida, WI $85,756

Pembine, WI $85,201

Peshtigo, WI $85,642

Porterfield, WI $85,418

Potter, WI $86,577

Pound, WI $85,514

Pulaski, WI $85,779

Pickerel, WI $85,287

Pittsville, WI $85,482

Plover, WI $85,770

Port Edwards, WI $85,815

Rib Lake, WI $85,345

Ringle, WI $85,430

Rosholt, WI $85,606

Rothschild, WI $85,757

Rudolph, WI $85,516

Schofield, WI $85,687

Spencer, WI $85,626

Stetsonville, WI $85,497

Stevens Point, WI $85,732

Stratford, WI $85,554

Summit Lake, WI $85,303

Tigerton, WI $85,691

Tomahawk, WI $85,356

Unity, WI $85,559

Vesper, WI $85,529

Westboro, WI $85,234

White Lake, WI $85,278

Willard, WI $85,632

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $85,681

Withee, WI $85,512

Wittenberg, WI $85,588

Rhinelander, WI $85,404

Argonne, WI $85,130

Boulder Junction, WI $85,183

Brantwood, WI $85,104

Butternut, WI $84,965

Catawba, WI $85,131

Clam Lake, WI $84,670

Conover, WI $85,227

Crandon, WI $85,360

Eagle River, WI $85,354

Fifield, WI $85,077

Poplar, WI $86,395

Port Wing, WI $85,685

Seymour, WI $86,122

Oak Creek, WI $89,124

Adell, WI $87,383

Allenton, WI $87,702

Ashippun, WI $87,984

Belgium, WI $88,240

Brookfield, WI $90,019

Brownsville, WI $86,511

Butler, WI $90,071

Campbellsport, WI $86,938

Cascade, WI $86,866

Cedarburg, WI $89,252

Cedar Grove, WI $87,834

Chilton, WI $86,581

Cleveland, WI $86,234

Clyman, WI $87,294

Colgate, WI $89,109

Delafield, WI $88,575

Eden, WI $86,484

Elkhart Lake, WI $86,478

Fredonia, WI $88,217

Germantown, WI $89,480

Glenbeulah, WI $86,436

Grafton, WI $89,268

Greenbush, WI $86,433

Hartford, WI $88,324

Hartland, WI $88,844

Hingham, WI $87,244

Horicon, WI $87,041

Hubertus, WI $88,990

Hustisford, WI $87,390

Iron Ridge, WI $87,520

Ixonia, WI $87,792

Jackson, WI $88,998

Johnson Creek, WI $87,521

Juneau, WI $87,040

Kewaskum, WI $87,739

Kiel, WI $86,327

Kohler, WI $86,699

Lannon, WI $89,604

Lebanon, WI $87,475

Lomira, WI $86,917

Malone, WI $86,507

Mayville, WI $86,946

Menomonee Falls, WI $89,738

Merton, WI $88,990

Mount Calvary, WI $86,580

Nashotah, WI $88,555

Neosho, WI $87,823

Newburg, WI $88,575

New Holstein, WI $86,458

Newton, WI $86,152

North Lake, WI $89,300

Oakfield, WI $86,351

Oconomowoc, WI $88,207

Okauchee, WI $88,459

Oostburg, WI $87,403

Pewaukee, WI $89,229

Plymouth, WI $86,595

Port Washington, WI $88,727

Random Lake, WI $87,798

Richfield, WI $89,038

Rubicon, WI $87,976

Saint Cloud, WI $86,572

Saukville, WI $88,837

Sheboygan, WI $86,947

Sheboygan Falls, WI $86,655

Slinger, WI $88,601

Stockbridge, WI $86,774

Sussex, WI $89,298

West Bend, WI $88,141

Theresa, WI $87,437

Thiensville, WI $89,911

Waldo, WI $87,166

Watertown, WI $87,412

Mequon, WI $89,680

Woodland, WI $87,598

Bassett, WI $87,400

Benet Lake, WI $87,318

Big Bend, WI $88,762

Bristol, WI $87,329

Burlington, WI $87,493

Caledonia, WI $87,820

Camp Lake, WI $87,426

Cudahy, WI $90,108

Darien, WI $87,013

Delavan, WI $86,976

Dousman, WI $87,968

Eagle, WI $87,807

Cobb, WI $86,417

Cottage Grove, WI $88,529

Cross Plains, WI $88,307

Dane, WI $88,302

Darlington, WI $86,368

Deerfield, WI $88,286

De Forest, WI $88,401

Dodgeville, WI $86,804

Edgerton, WI $87,831

Edmund, WI $86,606

Evansville, WI $87,591

Footville, WI $87,043

Fort Atkinson, WI $87,455

Gotham, WI $86,801

Gratiot, WI $85,981

Hanover, WI $87,025

Highland, WI $86,300

Hollandale, WI $87,327

Janesville, WI $87,093

Shawano, WI $85,834

Sherwood, WI $87,001

Shiocton, WI $86,389

Sobieski, WI $85,673

Suamico, WI $85,650

Suring, WI $85,542

Townsend, WI $85,360

Wausaukee, WI $85,309

Wrightstown, WI $86,744

Zachow, WI $85,813

Algoma, WI $85,655

Baileys Harbor, WI $85,420

Brussels, WI $85,646

Casco, WI $85,663

Collins, WI $86,335

Denmark, WI $85,765

Egg Harbor, WI $85,488

Ellison Bay, WI $85,342

Ephraim, WI $85,487

Fish Creek, WI $85,430

Forestville, WI $85,648

Francis Creek, WI $85,864

Kellnersville, WI $85,921

Kewaunee, WI $85,704

Luxemburg, WI $85,665

Manitowoc, WI $86,026

Maplewood, WI $85,633

Maribel, WI $85,867

Mishicot, WI $85,795

New Franken, WI $85,652

Reedsville, WI $86,096

Saint Nazianz, WI $86,265

Sister Bay, WI $85,436

Sturgeon Bay, WI $85,662

Tisch Mills, WI $85,756

Two Rivers, WI $85,788

Valders, WI $86,225

Washington Island, WI $85,292

Whitelaw, WI $85,925

Green Bay, WI $85,640

East Troy, WI $87,807

Elkhorn, WI $87,202

Elm Grove, WI $90,071

Fontana, WI $86,997

Franksville, WI $87,762

Genesee Depot, WI $88,438

Genoa City, WI $87,245

Greendale, WI $90,006

Hales Corners, WI $89,852

Franklin, WI $89,334

Helenville, WI $87,314

Honey Creek, WI $87,532

Kansasville, WI $87,502

Kenosha, WI $87,130

New Berlin, WI $89,571

Lake Geneva, WI $86,949

Lyons, WI $87,417

Mukwonago, WI $88,343

Muskego, WI $88,903

New Munster, WI $87,427

North Prairie, WI $88,296

Fremont, WI $86,461

Rice Lake, WI $85,427

Sarona, WI $85,218

Shell Lake, WI $85,291

Siren, WI $86,153

Solon Springs, WI $85,670

South Range, WI $86,478

Springbrook, WI $85,054

Stone Lake, WI $85,086

Superior, WI $86,570

Trego, WI $85,145

Turtle Lake, WI $87,074

Wascott, WI $85,583

Washburn, WI $85,255

Webster, WI $85,359

Weyerhaeuser, WI $85,220

Winter, WI $84,813

Oshkosh, WI $86,688

Almond, WI $85,751

Appleton, WI $87,190

Bancroft, WI $85,483

Bear Creek, WI $86,250

Berlin, WI $86,309

Big Falls, WI $86,051

Butte Des Morts, WI $86,643

Caroline, WI $85,818

Clintonville, WI $86,040

Coloma, WI $85,525

Dale, WI $86,801

Eldorado, WI $86,482

Embarrass, WI $86,011

Eureka, WI $86,333

Fond Du Lac, WI $86,903

Jefferson, WI $87,382

Juda, WI $86,743

Lake Mills, WI $87,800

Linden, WI $86,516

Livingston, WI $86,071

Lodi, WI $88,020

Lone Rock, WI $86,540

Lowell, WI $87,459

Mc Farland, WI $88,627

Marshall, WI $88,191

Mazomanie, WI $87,984

Merrimac, WI $87,637

Middleton, WI $88,563

Milton, WI $87,131

Mineral Point, WI $86,554

Monroe, WI $86,690

Montfort, WI $86,108

Monticello, WI $87,348

Morrisonville, WI $88,310

Mount Horeb, WI $87,895

Muscoda, WI $85,962

New Glarus, WI $87,705

Oregon, WI $88,479

Orfordville, WI $86,943

Plain, WI $86,803

Prairie Du Sac, WI $87,683

Reeseville, WI $87,637

Rewey, WI $86,169

Richland Center, WI $85,876

Ridgeway, WI $87,427

Sauk City, WI $87,708

Sextonville, WI $86,665

Sharon, WI $86,992

Shullsburg, WI $85,816

South Wayne, WI $86,164

Spring Green, WI $87,138

Stoughton, WI $88,312

Sun Prairie, WI $88,401

Verona, WI $88,377

Waterloo, WI $87,919

Waunakee, WI $88,598

Windsor, WI $88,543

Woodford, WI $86,675

Madison, WI $88,785

Executive Secretary Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Executive Secretary 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 Secretary positions in Telecom or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Executive Secretary as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Executive Secretary

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$115,245	$55.0	30%
Pharmaceuticals	$115,245	$55.0	30%
Biotechnology	$110,812	$53.0	25%
Insurance	$106,380	$51.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$104,607	$50.0	18%

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

Understanding how an Executive Secretary'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.

$79,343

Average $88,650/year

$99,410

$6,612

Average $7,387/month

$8,284

$1,526

Average $1,705/week

$1,912

$38

Average $43/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,410	$8,284	$1,912	$48
Average	$88,650	$7,387	$1,705	$43
25th Percentile	$79,343	$6,612	$1,526	$38

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