Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
$87,470avg. a year
$42.05 an hour · 4,510 employed
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area earn an average of $87,470 a year. That is $4,750 (5%) less than the California average of $92,220. The U.S. average is $79,140.
$84,540Median pay
$42.05Average hourly
-5%vs. California average
4,510Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
15,300 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$113,320
$54.48 an hour
211,250 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$108,260
$52.05 an hour
3490 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$94,460
$45.41 an hour
4260 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$89,850
$43.20 an hour
5180 jobs
Napa, CA
$89,520
$43.04 an hour
63,530 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$89,120
$42.85 an hour
7230 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$88,610
$42.60 an hour
8460 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$87,290
$41.97 an hour
920,850 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$86,790
$41.73 an hour
10740 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$86,650
$41.66 an hour
11310 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$85,280
$41.00 an hour
12360 jobs
Salinas, CA
$84,020
$40.39 an hour
13500 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$82,100
$39.47 an hour
14150 jobs
Merced, CA
$80,620
$38.76 an hour
1570 jobs
El Centro, CA
$79,860
$38.39 an hour
16130 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$79,430
$38.19 an hour
17880 jobs
Fresno, CA
$78,410
$37.70 an hour
18240 jobs
Visalia, CA
$77,620
$37.32 an hour
19650 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$77,020
$37.03 an hour
20520 jobs
Modesto, CA
$76,870
$36.96 an hour
21170 jobs
Chico, CA
$76,100
$36.59 an hour
2270 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$75,180
$36.14 an hour
234,140 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$74,890
$36.01 an hour
24250 jobs
Redding, CA
$73,370
$35.27 an hour
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How San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad compares
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Questions and answers
How much do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad?
The average is $87,470 a year, and the median is $84,540. About 4,510 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $4,750 (5%) less than the California average of $92,220.
Is this job common in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad?
It makes up 2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.99 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-6011. Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41740). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.