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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Georgia

What Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants earn in Georgia, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 29 counties.

Average in GA
$69,647
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
16 of 16
published states
Workers in state
14,170
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
29 counties

Pay by labor market in Georgia

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay by wage area in Georgia
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710Fulton County, GA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Georgia counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Meriwether County, GA$72,090$56,148$39,946
2Haralson County, GA$72,090$56,148$39,754
3Butts County, GA$72,090$56,148$38,098
4Lumpkin County, GA$72,090$56,148$36,478
5Morgan County, GA$72,090$56,148$34,510
6Fulton County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
7Gwinnett County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
8Cobb County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
9DeKalb County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
10Clayton County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
11Cherokee County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
12Forsyth County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
13Henry County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
14Paulding County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
15Coweta County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
16Douglas County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
17Carroll County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
18Fayette County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
19Newton County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
20Bartow County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
21Walton County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
22Rockdale County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
23Barrow County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
24Spalding County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710
25Pickens County, GA$72,090$56,148$29,710

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in Georgia

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Georgia is $69,647, based on 14,170 workers. Among the 16 states with published data, that ranks number 16. The BLS national median for the occupation is $76,590, so Georgia averages 9.1% below it.

Published data for Georgia currently covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area, with a local median wage of $72,090.

Cost of living for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Georgia

We compare 29 Georgia counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin, $39,946. Heard County, GA leaves the smallest, $29,710. The median wage covers all four basics in 29 of the 29 counties.

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants are District of Columbia ($90,320), California ($88,736), West Virginia ($88,136) and Virginia ($84,790).

Frequently asked questions: Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Georgia

How much do Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants earn in Georgia?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $69,647.

Which Georgia county is best for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants?

Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($39,946). Haralson County, GA follows at $39,754.