Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistant Salary in Santa Fe, New Mexico

The annual salary statistics of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Santa Fe, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe, New Mexico

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$51,200
25th Percentile Wage
$60,010
50th Percentile Wage
$65,350
75th Percentile Wage
$71,240
90th Percentile Wage
$74,340

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,200.

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
$65,350
2.69% 21.09%
2021
$63,590
1.79% -
2020
$62,450
0.64% -
2019
$62,050
1.43% -
2018
$61,160
6.08% -
2017
$57,440
0.82% -
2016
$56,970
1.83% -
2015
$55,930
3.16% -
2014
$54,160
4.04% -
2013
$51,970
0.77% -
2012
$51,570
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Table 2. Compare Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistant Salary in Santa Fe with Other New Mexico Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,350 in Santa Fe is in the middle of salary range for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Santa Fe is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area and 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$77,220
Los Alamos County
$71,340
Santa Fe
$65,350
Albuquerque
$64,380
Las Cruces
$63,110
Farmington
$60,390
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$57,930
Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$52,520
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$50,860
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$50,790

See also: Top paying jobs in Santa Fe, New Mexico.