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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in New Jersey

The median executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in New Jersey earns $89,520 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,611 a month.

10th percentile
$60,000
25th percentile
$74,840
Median percentile
$89,520
75th percentile
$103,290
90th percentile
$119,990

Based on 11,690 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

$67,331 take-home a year
Gross pay$89,520
Federal income tax−$10,864
Social Security + Medicare−$6,848
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$4,476
Monthly take-home$5,611
Every two weeks$2,590

Does it go far here?

$82,276Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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