SOC 43-6011 · Brunswick-St. Simons, GA metro

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Brunswick, GA

The average salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Brunswick, Georgia is $64,540 a year ($31.03 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,790: half of the 110 people in this job in the Brunswick-St. Simons, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

$64,540average per year

$31.03 / hourMedian $61,790Take-home ≈ $51,566

  • $46K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $95K90th

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

110people in this job
-18%vs U.S. average
#12 of 14Georgia metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay range in Brunswick

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $94,650 or more. The middle half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Brunswick earn between $50,760 and $74,960.

  • $46K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $95K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$64,540$5,378$31.03
Median$61,790$5,149$29.71
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,760$4,230$24.40
Experienced (75th percentile)$74,960$6,247$36.04

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

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in Brunswick vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Brunswick earn 11% less than the Georgia average ($72,610) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($79,140). At the median the gap is -19% against the U.S. median of $76,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Brunswick$64,540$61,790$46,160$94,650110
Georgia$72,610$68,290$51,840$99,54014,560
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 Brunswick

On the average salary of $64,540, a single filer in Brunswick takes home about $51,566 a year, or $4,297 a month and $1,983 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Brunswick area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.7), so the average $64,540 buys what about $73,585 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Brunswick ($41,940). A typical home costs $323,770, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in other Georgia cities

Brunswick ranks 12th of 14 Georgia metro areas for this job; Atlanta pays the most ($74,590).

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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 Brunswick: questions

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

$31.03 an hour on average, and $29.71 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,160 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,760, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $51,566 a year ($4,297 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,540.

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

The average here is 18% 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 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA (15260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.78, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.78).

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