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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistant Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$51,130
25th Percentile Wage
$64,680
50th Percentile Wage
$76,620
75th Percentile Wage
$91,020
90th Percentile Wage
$103,640

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,130.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$76,620
4.86% 15.88%
2016
$72,900
3.51% -
2015
$70,340
2.37% -
2014
$68,670
2.17% -
2013
$67,180
4.06% -
2012
$64,450
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Table 2. Compare Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistant Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,620 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 23.1 percent (23.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 45.5 percent (45.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$99,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$96,390
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$79,600
Napa
$79,350
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$78,000
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$76,750
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$76,620
Vallejo-Fairfield
$75,620
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$75,560
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$74,490
Modesto
$74,000
Madera-Chowchilla
$73,960
Merced
$73,070
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$71,490
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$69,660
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$69,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$68,450
Salinas
$67,930
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$67,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$67,780
Yuba City
$67,280
El Centro
$67,250
Stockton
$66,870
Fresno
$66,020
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$65,780
Bakersfield-Delano
$65,540
Visalia-Porterville
$64,630
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$64,570
Redding
$64,010
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$63,540
Chico
$62,400
Hanford-Corcoran
$62,170
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$56,720
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$56,650
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$56,470
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$55,080
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$54,940
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$52,430
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$41,790