Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistant Salary in St Louis, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in St Louis, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage information of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in St Louis 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 St Louis, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,960
25th Percentile Wage
$48,900
50th Percentile Wage
$60,190
75th Percentile Wage
$73,660
90th Percentile Wage
$85,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in St Louis, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,960.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$60,190
-0.28% 25.40%
2021
$60,360
10.52% -
2020
$54,010
-4.96% -
2019
$56,690
-4.53% -
2018
$59,260
2.40% -
2017
$57,840
6.76% -
2016
$53,930
7.40% -
2015
$49,940
5.41% -
2014
$47,240
1.93% -
2013
$46,330
3.09% -
2012
$44,900
- -

Table 2. Compare Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistant Salary in St Louis with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,190 in St Louis is in the middle of salary range for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in St Louis is 4.0 percent (4.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers and 21.0 percent (21.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Missouri nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$62,730
Kansas City
$62,400
St Louis
$60,190
Jefferson City
$57,530
St Joseph
$52,590
Columbia
$51,920
Joplin
$50,270
Springfield
$49,450
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$48,970
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$48,690
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$48,470
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$48,450
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$47,530

See also: Top paying jobs in St Louis, Missouri.