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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in California

The median executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in California earns $89,000 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,434 a month.

10th percentile
$58,060
25th percentile
$72,110
Median percentile
$89,000
75th percentile
$107,090
90th percentile
$130,510

Based on 59,640 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

$65,212 take-home a year
Gross pay$89,000
Federal income tax−$10,750
Social Security + Medicare−$6,809
California income tax (approx.)−$6,230
Monthly take-home$5,434
Every two weeks$2,508

Does it go far here?

$80,383Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in California