SOC 43-6011 · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Staunton, VA

The average salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Staunton, Virginia is $62,770 a year ($30.18 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,390: half of the 80 people in this job in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

$62,770average per year

$30.18 / hourMedian $59,390Take-home ≈ $49,821

  • $47K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $72K75th
  • $89K90th

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

80people in this job
-21%vs U.S. average
#8 of 9Virginia metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay range in Staunton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $89,040 or more. The middle half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Staunton earn between $50,870 and $71,590.

  • $47K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $72K75th
  • $89K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$62,770$5,231$30.18
Median$59,390$4,949$28.55
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,870$4,239$24.46
Experienced (75th percentile)$71,590$5,966$34.42

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

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

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Staunton earn 25% less than the Virginia average ($83,140) and 21% less than the U.S. average ($79,140). At the median the gap is -22% against the U.S. median of $76,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Staunton$62,770$59,390$47,260$89,04080
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 Staunton

On the average salary of $62,770, a single filer in Staunton takes home about $49,821 a year, or $4,152 a month and $1,916 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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 Staunton a good place for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Staunton area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.1), so the average $62,770 buys what about $68,881 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Staunton ($48,040). A typical home costs $334,927, or 5.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in other Virginia cities

Staunton ranks 8th of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Charlottesville pays the most ($79,430).

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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 Staunton: questions

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

$30.18 an hour on average, and $28.56 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,260 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,870, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $49,821 a year ($4,152 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $62,770.

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

The average here is 21% 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA (44420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • 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 0.55, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.55).

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