Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistant Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$42,820
25th Percentile Wage
$51,970
50th Percentile Wage
$63,590
75th Percentile Wage
$77,090
90th Percentile Wage
$89,680

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,820.

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
$63,590
0.63% 10.74%
2016
$63,190
4.46% -
2015
$60,370
5.02% -
2014
$57,340
1.99% -
2013
$56,200
-1.00% -
2012
$56,760
- -

Table 2. Compare Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistant Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,590 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 41.0 percent (41.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$74,900
Worcester
$67,260
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$63,590
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$63,450
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$63,430
Framingham
$62,710
Barnstable Town
$62,450
Springfield
$62,290
Pittsfield
$61,060
New Bedford
$60,160
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$55,230
Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area
$55,130
Taunton-Norton-Raynham
$54,980
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$54,890
Peabody
$54,550
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$44,460
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$37,530