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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Buffalo, NY

The median executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY earns $74,870 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,751 a month.

10th percentile
$56,370
25th percentile
$63,170
Median percentile
$74,870
75th percentile
$82,560
90th percentile
$102,020

Based on 2,870 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$57,009 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,870
Federal income tax−$7,641
Social Security + Medicare−$5,728
New York income tax (approx.)−$4,492
Monthly take-home$4,751
Every two weeks$2,193

Does it go far here?

$78,117Median pay in Buffalo, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.8 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,057 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Buffalo, NY

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,650
Financial Managers$164,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$164,120
Sales Managers$163,090
Human Resources Managers$150,180
Marketing Managers$144,390
Pharmacists$137,900
Managers, All Other$135,910

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