Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · SOC 43-6011
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in the Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in the Western Washington nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $77,770 per year ($37.39 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $59,840 at the 10th percentile to $98,700 at the 90th. BLS estimates 360 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in the Western Washington nonmetropolitan area earn more than $77,770 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $67,760 and $83,370.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $59,840 | $67,760 | $77,770 | $83,370 | $98,700 |
| Hourly | $28.77 | $32.58 | $37.39 | $40.08 | $47.45 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$77,770 median for Western Washington nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $67,760 to $83,370
- Washingtonstate$79,250 median for Washington; middle half earns $72,670 to $90,570
- United Statesnational$76,590 median for United States; middle half earns $61,390 to $94,390
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −2% vs Washington overall and +2% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Washington
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Western Washington nonmetropolitan areathis page$77,770 median for Western Washington nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $67,760 to $83,370
- $80,860 median for Seattle metro area; middle half earns $76,160 to $95,260
- $80,090 median for Kennewick metro area; middle half earns $71,700 to $87,600
- $79,510 median for Olympia metro area; middle half earns $66,490 to $88,370
- $78,670 median for Mount Vernon metro area; middle half earns $74,680 to $82,210
- $76,870 median for Bellingham metro area; middle half earns $64,020 to $83,200
- $75,770 median for Bremerton metro area; middle half earns $72,910 to $79,530
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.