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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in New York

What Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants earn in New York, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 10 counties.

Average in NY
$81,882
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
9 of 13
published states
Workers in state
94,610
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
10 counties

Pay by labor market in New York

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay by wage area in New York
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$83,840$63,526$22,641Kings County, NY

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in New York counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Suffolk County, NY$83,840$63,526$27,969
2Nassau County, NY$83,840$63,526$27,969
3Kings County, NY$83,840$63,526$22,641
4Queens County, NY$83,840$63,526$22,641
5New York County, NY$83,840$63,526$22,641
6Bronx County, NY$83,840$63,526$22,641
7Westchester County, NY$83,840$63,526$22,641
8Richmond County, NY$83,840$63,526$22,641
9Rockland County, NY$83,840$63,526$22,641
10Putnam County, NY$83,840$63,526$22,641

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in New York

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in New York is $81,882, based on 94,610 workers. Among the 13 states with published data, that ranks number 9. The BLS national median for the occupation is $76,590, so New York averages 6.9% above it.

Published data for New York currently covers the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, with a local median wage of $83,840.

Cost of living for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in New York

We compare 10 New York counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Suffolk County, NY leaves the largest yearly margin, $27,969. Putnam County, NY leaves the smallest, $22,641. The median wage covers all four basics in 10 of the 10 counties.

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants are District of Columbia ($90,320), California ($88,736), West Virginia ($88,136) and Virginia ($84,790).

Frequently asked questions: Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in New York

How much do Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants earn in New York?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $81,882.

Which New York county is best for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants?

Suffolk County, NY leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($27,969). Nassau County, NY follows at $27,969.