SOC 43-6011 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in San Antonio, TX

The average salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in San Antonio, Texas is $75,000 a year ($36.06 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $73,700: half of the 1,910 people in this job in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

$75,000average per year

$36.06 / hourMedian $73,700Take-home ≈ $61,592

  • $50K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $88K75th
  • $99K90th

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

1,910people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#4 of 24Texas metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay range in San Antonio

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,120 a year or less, while the top 10% make $99,150 or more. The middle half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in San Antonio earn between $60,880 and $88,160.

  • $50K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $88K75th
  • $99K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$75,000$6,250$36.06
Median$73,700$6,142$35.43
Entry level (25th percentile)$60,880$5,073$29.27
Experienced (75th percentile)$88,160$7,347$42.38

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

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

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in San Antonio earn about the same as the Texas average ($75,300) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($79,140). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $76,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Antonio$75,000$73,700$50,120$99,1501,910
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 San Antonio

On the average salary of $75,000, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $61,592 a year, or $5,133 a month and $2,369 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 San Antonio a good place for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Antonio area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $75,000 buys what about $79,184 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in San Antonio ($47,010). A typical home costs $280,297, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in other Texas cities

San Antonio ranks 4th 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 San Antonio: questions

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

$36.06 an hour on average, and $35.43 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,120 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,880, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $61,592 a year ($5,133 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $75,000. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 5% 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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 0.57, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.57).

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