SOC 43-6011 · Charlottesville, VA metro

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Charlottesville, VA

The average salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Charlottesville, Virginia is $79,430 a year ($38.19 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $74,370: half of the 320 people in this job in the Charlottesville, VA 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).

$79,430average per year

$38.19 / hourMedian $74,370Take-home ≈ $60,956

  • $54K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $92K75th
  • $110K90th

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

320people in this job
+0%vs U.S. average
#1 of 9Virginia metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,680 a year or less, while the top 10% make $109,730 or more. The middle half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Charlottesville earn between $63,360 and $92,370.

  • $54K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $92K75th
  • $110K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$79,430$6,619$38.19
Median$74,370$6,198$35.75
Entry level (25th percentile)$63,360$5,280$30.46
Experienced (75th percentile)$92,370$7,698$44.41

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

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in Charlottesville vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Charlottesville earn 4% less than the Virginia average ($83,140) and about the same as the U.S. average ($79,140). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $76,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Charlottesville$79,430$74,370$53,680$109,730320
Virginia$83,140$80,330$51,370$119,99010,360
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 Charlottesville

On the average salary of $79,430, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $60,956 a year, or $5,080 a month and $2,344 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Charlottesville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.1), so the average $79,430 buys what about $80,114 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in other Virginia cities

Charlottesville ranks 1st of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Charlottesville: questions

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

$38.19 an hour on average, and $35.75 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,680 a year and the 25th percentile is $63,360, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $60,956 a year ($5,080 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $79,430.

Do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants earn more in Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville, VA (16820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.95, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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