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Senior Executive Assistant salary: median $115,000 a year

Senior Executive Assistant listings that state pay run from $102,500 to $135,000 for the middle half, based on 38 current job listings. 109 senior executive assistant roles are open now.

Senior Executive Assistant pay range

From 38 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$102,500
Median
$115,000
Upper quarter
$135,000

Do AI skills change senior executive assistant pay?

For Administration roles in general, as of October 27, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for senior executive assistant alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Administration listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise a median $95,000, against $79,500 for those that never mention AI (+19.5%). That raw gap is not matched on level or industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$95,000
median, from 78 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$79,500
median, from 323 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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Senior Executive Assistant salary by state

States with at least 8 listings that state pay.

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Senior Executive Assistant salary questions

How much does a senior executive assistant make?
Among 38 open senior executive assistant listings that state pay, the median is $115,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $102,500 and $135,000.
Where does this senior executive assistant pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays senior executive assistants the most?
Of the states with enough listings, California has the highest median listed pay at $127,000.

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