SOC 43-6011 · Lubbock, TX metro

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Lubbock, TX

The average salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Lubbock, Texas is $66,190 a year ($31.82 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $63,830: half of the 330 people in this job in the Lubbock, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

$66,190average per year

$31.82 / hourMedian $63,830Take-home ≈ $55,364

  • $43K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $89K90th

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

330people in this job
-16%vs U.S. average
#17 of 24Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $88,720 or more. The middle half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Lubbock earn between $51,370 and $75,340.

  • $43K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $89K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$66,190$5,516$31.82
Median$63,830$5,319$30.69
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,370$4,281$24.70
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,340$6,278$36.22

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

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

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Lubbock earn 12% less than the Texas average ($75,300) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($79,140). At the median the gap is -17% against the U.S. median of $76,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lubbock$66,190$63,830$42,960$88,720330
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 Lubbock

On the average salary of $66,190, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $55,364 a year, or $4,614 a month and $2,129 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 Lubbock a good place for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $66,190 buys what about $72,484 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, 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

Lubbock ranks 17th 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).

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary by city

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Lubbock: questions

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

$31.82 an hour on average, and $30.69 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,370, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $55,364 a year ($4,614 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $66,190. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 16% 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 Lubbock, TX (31180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.66, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.66).

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