SOC 43-6011 · Corvallis, OR metro

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Corvallis, OR

The average salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Corvallis, Oregon is $79,230 a year ($38.09 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $80,960: half of the 140 people in this job in the Corvallis, OR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

$79,230average per year

$38.09 / hourMedian $80,960Take-home ≈ $58,937

  • $63K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $81KMedian
  • $86K75th
  • $98K90th

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

140people in this job
+0%vs U.S. average
#2 of 8Oregon metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay range in Corvallis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,920 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,260 or more. The middle half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Corvallis earn between $66,150 and $85,680.

  • $63K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $81KMedian
  • $86K75th
  • $98K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$79,230$6,602$38.09
Median$80,960$6,747$38.92
Entry level (25th percentile)$66,150$5,512$31.80
Experienced (75th percentile)$85,680$7,140$41.19

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

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in Corvallis vs. Oregon and the U.S.

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Corvallis earn about the same as the Oregon average ($78,150) and about the same as the U.S. average ($79,140). At the median the gap is +6% against the U.S. median of $76,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Corvallis$79,230$80,960$62,920$98,260140
Oregon$78,150$75,480$56,470$102,0006,000
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 Corvallis

On the average salary of $79,230, a single filer in Corvallis takes home about $58,937 a year, or $4,911 a month and $2,267 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

Prices in the Corvallis area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.0), so the average $79,230 buys what about $76,170 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Corvallis ($57,680). A typical home costs $562,829, or 7.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in other Oregon cities

Corvallis ranks 2nd of 8 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($82,020).

All Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salaries in Oregon

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).

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Corvallis: questions

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

$38.09 an hour on average, and $38.92 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,920 a year and the 25th percentile is $66,150, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $58,937 a year ($4,911 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $79,230. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Corvallis, OR (18700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.22, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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