The annual salary statistics of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $62,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $123,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $159,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $159,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $99,670 | 5.49% | 35.86% |
| 2021 | $94,200 | 3.77% | - |
| 2020 | $90,650 | 11.08% | - |
| 2019 | $80,610 | -0.01% | - |
| 2018 | $80,620 | 6.50% | - |
| 2017 | $75,380 | 4.83% | - |
| 2016 | $71,740 | 6.51% | - |
| 2015 | $67,070 | 3.68% | - |
| 2014 | $64,600 | 0.22% | - |
| 2013 | $64,460 | 0.82% | - |
| 2012 | $63,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $99,670, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $96,390). In comparison, the median annual salary of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 3.3 percent (3.3%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.