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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Rhode Island

SOC 43-6011 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$77,820
per year in Rhode Island
Middle half
$64,460–$90,620
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
950
in Rhode Island
Concentration
0.64×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Rhode Island
$77,820
published median
United States
$76,590
1.6% above the national median
Rank among states and DC
13th
51 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $77,820 median has purchasing power comparable to about $76,085 nationally. Rhode Island's BEA regional price parity is 102.3 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Rhode Island.

$47,310$97,960

Getting in

Typical education to enter
High school diploma or equivalent
Related work experience
Less than 5 years
On-the-job training
None

Narrow to a metro in Rhode Island

Every linked area below has a published estimate for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$76,450101.81,5200.72×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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