Average Executive Assistant Salary in Long Beach, CA

The average Executive Assistant in Long Beach, CA earns $81,670 per year. See how this compares to the national average and what it means for your budget.

Average Salary
$81670
Median Salary
$78000
vs. National
10.8% above
Real Pay (COL-adjusted)
$71914

“Real pay” adjusts the average for Long Beach’s cost of living (Regional Price Parity 113.566, U.S. average = 100) — what this salary is worth in national-average dollars.

What Executive Assistants actually earn in Long Beach

The spread from entry-level (10th percentile) to top earners (90th), from BLS wage data.

10th (entry) $52740
25th $63060
Median $78000
75th $95500
90th (top) $110240

19500 Executive Assistants employed in the Long Beach metro.

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Long Beach at a glance

Cost of living (RPP, U.S.=100)113.566

Long Beach offers a respectable but unremarkable salary for Executive Assistants. The numbers suggest a balanced market without extreme supply or demand pressure.

But here’s the catch: Long Beach is expensive. Housing costs eat a larger slice of your income than in most other cities. That $81,670 salary sounds impressive until you factor in rent or mortgage payments.

Career growth for Executive Assistants in Long Beach

Negotiation matters more than most Executive Assistants realize. In Long Beach, the difference between the 25th and 75th percentile isn’t just experience – it’s often the willingness to ask for more.

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