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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistant Salary in the Industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned

The salary statistics and trend of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare executive secretaries and executive administrative assistant salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,790
25th Percentile Wage
$56,870
50th Percentile Wage
$76,980
75th Percentile Wage
$93,410
90th Percentile Wage
$101,650

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants is $101,650. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $76,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants is $45,790.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in the industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$76,980
1.90% 16.21%
2016
$75,520
1.51% -
2015
$74,380
10.90% -
2014
$66,270
-0.59% -
2013
$66,660
3.24% -
2012
$64,500
- -

Table 3. Compare Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistant Salary in Different Industries within the Educational Services Sector

The average salaries of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in 28 industries within the educational services sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned
$76,980
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
$59,470
Educational Services - Privately owned
$58,420
Junior colleges - Local government owned
$57,450
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned
$56,450
Other Schools and Instruction
$56,210
Educational Services - Local government owned
$56,170
Educational Support Services - Privately owned
$56,170
Other schools and instruction - Privately owned
$56,160
Other schools and instruction - Local government owned
$55,810
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
$55,520
Educational Support Services
$55,450
Educational Services
$55,100
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training
$55,090
Elementary and Secondary Schools
$54,800
Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned
$54,550
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned
$54,530
Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)
$54,120
Technical and trade schools - Privately owned
$53,310
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
$51,160
Educational Services - State government owned
$50,930
Junior colleges - State government owned
$49,820
Educational Support Services - Local government owned
$49,790
Junior colleges - Privately owned
$48,760
Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned
$47,970
Technical and Trade Schools
$46,320
Technical and trade schools - State government owned
$40,210
Technical and trade schools - Local government owned
$37,090

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