SOC 43-6011 · Lawrence, KS metro

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Lawrence, KS

The average salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Lawrence, Kansas is $71,090 a year ($34.18 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $67,090: half of the 140 people in this job in the Lawrence, KS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

$71,090average per year

$34.18 / hourMedian $67,090Take-home ≈ $55,675

  • $49K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $90K90th

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

140people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#2 of 4Kansas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay range in Lawrence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,210 a year or less, while the top 10% make $89,990 or more. The middle half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Lawrence earn between $58,710 and $81,780.

  • $49K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $90K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$71,090$5,924$34.18
Median$67,090$5,591$32.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,710$4,892$28.23
Experienced (75th percentile)$81,780$6,815$39.32

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

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in Lawrence vs. Kansas and the U.S.

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Lawrence earn 3% more than the Kansas average ($68,750) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($79,140). At the median the gap is -12% against the U.S. median of $76,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lawrence$71,090$67,090$49,210$89,990140
Kansas$68,750$64,860$48,160$90,9702,750
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 Lawrence

On the average salary of $71,090, a single filer in Lawrence takes home about $55,675 a year, or $4,640 a month and $2,141 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 Lawrence a good place for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lawrence area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.2), so the average $71,090 buys what about $78,776 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Lawrence ($47,390). A typical home costs $340,687, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in other Kansas cities

Lawrence ranks 2nd of 4 Kansas metro areas for this job; Manhattan pays the most ($71,570).

All Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salaries in Kansas

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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 Lawrence: questions

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

$34.18 an hour on average, and $32.26 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,210 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,710, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $55,675 a year ($4,640 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $71,090.

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

The average here is 10% 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 Lawrence, KS (29940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.4%.
  • 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 0.91, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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