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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in New York, NY

The median executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ earns $83,840 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,232 a month.

10th percentile
$63,320
25th percentile
$74,080
Median percentile
$83,840
75th percentile
$102,020
90th percentile
$124,970

Based on 76,950 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

$62,781 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,840
Federal income tax−$9,615
Social Security + Medicare−$6,414
New York income tax (approx.)−$5,030
Monthly take-home$5,232
Every two weeks$2,415

Does it go far here?

$74,483Median pay in New York, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 112.6 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,830 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New York, NY

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$492,150
Radiologists$465,780
Anesthesiologists$460,800
Surgeons, All Other$399,990
Dermatologists$374,000
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$341,430
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$335,270
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$329,750

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