The median annual wage for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $83,270 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $88,610.
Pay spans roughly $62,040 at the 10th percentile to $124,500 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $40.03 per hour. An estimated 79,590 people work as executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $83,270 |
| Mean (annual) | $88,610 |
| Median (hourly) | $40.03 |
| 10th percentile | $62,040 |
| 90th percentile | $124,500 |
| Employment | 79,590 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.