SOC 43-6011 · Amarillo, TX metro

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Amarillo, TX

The average salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Amarillo, Texas is $67,920 a year ($32.65 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $64,350: half of the 180 people in this job in the Amarillo, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

$67,920average per year

$32.65 / hourMedian $64,350Take-home ≈ $56,612

  • $47K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $93K90th

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

180people in this job
-14%vs U.S. average
#11 of 24Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay range in Amarillo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,170 a year or less, while the top 10% make $93,120 or more. The middle half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Amarillo earn between $56,250 and $78,240.

  • $47K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $93K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$67,920$5,660$32.65
Median$64,350$5,362$30.94
Entry level (25th percentile)$56,250$4,688$27.04
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,240$6,520$37.62

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

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in Amarillo vs. Texas and the U.S.

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Amarillo earn 10% less than the Texas average ($75,300) and 14% less than the U.S. average ($79,140). At the median the gap is -16% against the U.S. median of $76,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Amarillo$67,920$64,350$47,170$93,120180
Texas$75,300$71,990$50,740$103,08034,520
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 Amarillo

On the average salary of $67,920, a single filer in Amarillo takes home about $56,612 a year, or $4,718 a month and $2,177 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 Amarillo a good place for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Amarillo area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.8), so the average $67,920 buys what about $73,971 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Amarillo ($44,580). A typical home costs $219,904, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in other Texas cities

Amarillo ranks 11th of 24 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($82,780).

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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).

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Amarillo: questions

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

$32.65 an hour on average, and $30.94 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,170 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,250, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $56,612 a year ($4,718 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $67,920. Texas has no state income tax.

Do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants earn more in Amarillo 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 Amarillo, TX (11100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • 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 0.50, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.50).

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