SOC 43-6011 · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Orlando, FL

The average salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Orlando, Florida is $70,760 a year ($34.02 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,090: half of the 2,670 people in this job in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

$70,760average per year

$34.02 / hourMedian $65,090Take-home ≈ $58,610

  • $43K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $84K75th
  • $98K90th

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

2,670people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#6 of 21Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay range in Orlando

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,280 or more. The middle half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Orlando earn between $55,340 and $83,790.

  • $43K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $84K75th
  • $98K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$70,760$5,897$34.02
Median$65,090$5,424$31.29
Entry level (25th percentile)$55,340$4,612$26.61
Experienced (75th percentile)$83,790$6,982$40.28

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

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in Orlando vs. Florida and the U.S.

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Orlando earn about the same as the Florida average ($69,090) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($79,140). At the median the gap is -15% against the U.S. median of $76,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Orlando$70,760$65,090$43,160$98,2802,670
Florida$69,090$64,710$42,830$99,22019,220
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 Orlando

On the average salary of $70,760, a single filer in Orlando takes home about $58,610 a year, or $4,884 a month and $2,254 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Orlando area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.4), so the average $70,760 buys what about $69,771 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Orlando ($46,630). A typical home costs $387,733, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in other Florida cities

Orlando ranks 6th of 21 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($74,550).

All Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

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

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary by city

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Orlando: questions

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

$34.02 an hour on average, and $31.30 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,160 a year and the 25th percentile is $55,340, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $58,610 a year ($4,884 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $70,760. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 11% 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL (36740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.64, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.64).

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