SOC 43-6011 · Flagstaff, AZ metro

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Flagstaff, AZ

The average salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Flagstaff, Arizona is $71,130 a year ($34.20 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,170: half of the 80 people in this job in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

$71,130average per year

$34.20 / hourMedian $65,170Take-home ≈ $57,485

  • $47K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $93K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

80people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#2 of 7Arizona metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay range in Flagstaff

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $92,630 or more. The middle half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Flagstaff earn between $58,120 and $76,090.

  • $47K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $93K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$71,130$5,928$34.20
Median$65,170$5,431$31.33
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,120$4,843$27.94
Experienced (75th percentile)$76,090$6,341$36.58

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in Flagstaff vs. Arizona and the U.S.

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Flagstaff earn 5% less than the Arizona average ($75,120) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($79,140). At the median the gap is -15% against the U.S. median of $76,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Flagstaff$71,130$65,170$46,640$92,63080
Arizona$75,120$70,770$50,710$103,0806,490
United States$79,140$76,590$50,560$109,850459,910

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary after taxes in Flagstaff

On the average salary of $71,130, a single filer in Flagstaff takes home about $57,485 a year, or $4,790 a month and $2,211 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Flagstaff a good place for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Flagstaff area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $71,130 buys what about $70,900 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Flagstaff ($47,500). A typical home costs $628,981, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in other Arizona cities

Flagstaff ranks 2nd of 7 Arizona metro areas for this job; Phoenix pays the most ($77,380).

All Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salaries in Arizona

Highest-paying cities for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($113,320).

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary by city

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Flagstaff: questions

How much do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants make an hour in Flagstaff?

$34.20 an hour on average, and $31.33 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants salary in Flagstaff?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants take-home pay in Flagstaff?

About $57,485 a year ($4,790 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $71,130.

Do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants earn more in Flagstaff than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-6011; area Flagstaff, AZ (22380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.39, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.39).

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