SOC 43-6011 · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Palm Bay, FL

The average salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Palm Bay, Florida is $67,980 a year ($32.68 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,110: half of the 370 people in this job in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

$67,980average per year

$32.68 / hourMedian $65,110Take-home ≈ $56,654

  • $43K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $95K90th

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

370people in this job
-14%vs U.S. average
#8 of 21Florida metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay range in Palm Bay

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $95,270 or more. The middle half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Palm Bay earn between $51,190 and $80,490.

  • $43K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $95K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$67,980$5,665$32.68
Median$65,110$5,426$31.30
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,190$4,266$24.61
Experienced (75th percentile)$80,490$6,708$38.70

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

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

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Palm Bay earn about the same as the Florida average ($69,090) and 14% 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
Palm Bay$67,980$65,110$42,790$95,270370
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 Palm Bay

On the average salary of $67,980, a single filer in Palm Bay takes home about $56,654 a year, or $4,721 a month and $2,179 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 Palm Bay a good place for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Palm Bay area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.0), so the average $67,980 buys what about $67,977 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Palm Bay ($49,030). A typical home costs $344,841, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in other Florida cities

Palm Bay ranks 8th of 21 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($74,550).

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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 Palm Bay: questions

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

$32.68 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 Palm Bay?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,790 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,190, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $56,654 a year ($4,721 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $67,980. Florida has no state income tax.

Do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants earn more in Palm Bay 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL (37340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • 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 0.51, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.51).

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