Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton
$89,990avg. a year
$43.26 an hour · 11,290 employed
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area earn an average of $89,990 a year. That is $2,930 (3%) more than the Massachusetts average of $87,060. The U.S. average is $79,140.
$85,260Median pay
$43.26Average hourly
+3%vs. Massachusetts average
11,290Jobs in this metro
Other Massachusetts metro areas
Average pay for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in other Massachusetts metro areas. Swipe to see all 6.
1310 jobs
Barnstable Town, MA
$82,450
$39.64 an hour
21,310 jobs
Worcester, MA
$77,120
$37.08 an hour
31,520 jobs
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
$76,900
$36.97 an hour
4150 jobs
Pittsfield, MA
$74,810
$35.97 an hour
5240 jobs
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA
$74,050
$35.60 an hour
6590 jobs
Springfield, MA
$73,440
$35.31 an hour
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How Boston-Cambridge-Newton compares
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Questions and answers
How much do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton?
The average is $89,990 a year, and the median is $85,260. About 11,290 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Massachusetts average?
That is $2,930 (3%) more than the Massachusetts average of $87,060.
Is this job common in Boston-Cambridge-Newton?
It makes up 4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.41 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: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 14460). 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.