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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary
in Salem, OR

Median base pay · Salem, OR
$70,320
≈ $33.81/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 800 jobs
Middle 50%
$61,020–$81,080
vs U.S. median
-8%
Metro rank
#94 of 262

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in the Salem, OR metro earn a median of $70,320 a year, based on BLS estimates for 800 jobs (May 2025). That is 8% below the U.S. median of $76,590 and 7% below the OR statewide median of $75,480. It ranks #94 of 262 metros with published figures for this job.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARIES AND EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS · SALEM, OR · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · SALEM, OR · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$54,170P25$61,020MEDIAN$70,320P75$81,080P90$95,760
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$50,560P25$61,390MEDIAN$76,590P75$94,390P90$109,850
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What is the average Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Salem?

The BLS median is $70,320 a year (May 2025). Half of the 800 jobs pay between $61,020 and $81,080. The 10th percentile is $54,170 and the 90th is $95,760.

Is Salem a high-paying metro for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants?

That is 8% below the U.S. median of $76,590 and 7% below the OR statewide median of $75,480. It ranks #94 of 262 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants make an hour in Salem?

About $33.81 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $70,320 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $29.34–$38.98 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.