SOC 43-6011 · Auburn-Opelika, AL metro

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Auburn, AL

The average salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Auburn, Alabama is $67,900 a year ($32.64 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,870: half of the 110 people in this job in the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

$67,900average per year

$32.64 / hourMedian $62,870Take-home ≈ $53,748

  • $48K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $89K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

110people in this job
-14%vs U.S. average
#5 of 10Alabama metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay range in Auburn

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $89,180 or more. The middle half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Auburn earn between $61,810 and $76,690.

  • $48K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $89K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$67,900$5,658$32.64
Median$62,870$5,239$30.23
Entry level (25th percentile)$61,810$5,151$29.72
Experienced (75th percentile)$76,690$6,391$36.87

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in Auburn vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Auburn earn 6% less than the Alabama average ($72,100) and 14% less than the U.S. average ($79,140). At the median the gap is -18% against the U.S. median of $76,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Auburn$67,900$62,870$47,600$89,180110
Alabama$72,100$69,450$46,800$100,6202,880
United States$79,140$76,590$50,560$109,850459,910

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary after taxes in Auburn

On the average salary of $67,900, a single filer in Auburn takes home about $53,748 a year, or $4,479 a month and $2,067 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Auburn a good place for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Auburn area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.9), so the average $67,900 buys what about $77,218 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Auburn ($39,070). A typical home costs $349,842, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in other Alabama cities

Auburn ranks 5th of 10 Alabama metro areas for this job; Birmingham pays the most ($78,060).

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($113,320).

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Auburn: questions

How much do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants make an hour in Auburn?

$32.64 an hour on average, and $30.22 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants salary in Auburn?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $61,810, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants take-home pay in Auburn?

About $53,748 a year ($4,479 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $67,900. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants earn more in Auburn than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-6011; area Auburn-Opelika, AL (12220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.51, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.51).

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