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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in San Jose, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in San Jose, CA have a median annual salary of $106,220, with 5,300 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $74,840 at the 10th percentile to $157,580 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$106,220

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$51.07

Employment

5,300

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$74,840
10th
$91,590
25th
$106,220
Median
$133,640
75th
$157,580
90th

Local compared with national

San Jose, CA

$106,220

Median annual · 2025

United States

$76,590

Median annual · 2025

The San Jose, CA median is 38.7% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $29,630).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.9
  4. 4.WritingImportance 3.8
  5. 5.Service OrientationImportance 3.8
  6. 6.CoordinationImportance 3.4
  7. 7.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.3
  8. 8.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.3
  9. 9.Time ManagementImportance 3.3
  10. 10.Active LearningImportance 3.1
  11. 11.MonitoringImportance 3.1
  12. 12.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • PCC EHR
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Contribute
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Aestiva Purchase Order
  • Airtable
  • Apple Keynote
  • Apple macOS
  • Appointment scheduling software
  • Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
  • Cisco Webex
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Database software

Common tasks

  • Manage and maintain executives' schedules.
  • Make travel arrangements for executives.
  • Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software.
  • Coordinate and direct office services, such as records, departmental finances, budget preparation, personnel issues, and housekeeping, to aid executives.
  • Answer phone calls and direct calls to appropriate parties or take messages.
  • Prepare responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries.
  • Open, sort, and distribute incoming correspondence, including faxes and email.
  • Greet visitors and determine whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
  • Prepare agendas and make arrangements, such as coordinating catering for luncheons, for committee, board, and other meetings.
  • Conduct research, compile data, and prepare papers for consideration and presentation by executives, committees, and boards of directors.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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