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Executive Assistant Salary & Career Guide

What 430 live Executive Assistant postings ask for and pay: salary by years of experience, skills, education and the employers hiring.

Open roles
430
Employers
296
Remote
6%
Typical pay
$68k–145k
Verified live (7d)
409

Pay is advertised by 56% of these postings (240 of 430 in USD), so read it as what is offered rather than what is paid.

Pay by experience

Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD · pick a band to read the rest of this page for it

ExperienceMedianPostings
0–2 years$64k16
3–5 years$85k118
6–9 years$90k44
10+ years$104k15

Skills in demand

Across 294 executive assistant postings that named at least one skill

  • Microsoft Excel68%
  • Microsoft PowerPoint59%
  • Microsoft Outlook56%
  • Microsoft SharePoint19%
  • Microsoft Office Outlook7.8%
  • Google Gmail6.5%
  • Microsoft Teams5.4%
  • Google Calendar4.8%
  • Microsoft OneNote3.7%
  • Canva3.1%

Experience asked for

Minimum years named in the posting · 331 postings stated one

0–2 years
8.8%
3–5 years
65%
6–9 years
21%
10+ years
5.1%

Work arrangement

Where the work is done · 242 postings stated one

Remote
9.5%
Hybrid
47%
On-site
43%

Education

The floor the posting sets · 116 postings stated one

High school
36%
Associate
6.0%
Bachelor's
56%
Master's
1.7%

Employers hiring for this

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