Executive Administrator

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

151 people hold the Executive Administrator role across 44 departments in Louisville Metro, Kentucky, with a median total compensation of $48,108. Among 2 jurisdictions where this role is reported, Louisville Metro, Kentucky ranks #2 by median pay.

Employees: 151
Median pay: $48,108
Departments: 44
Cross-jurisdiction: #2 of 2

Compared with the local labor market

Executive Administrator pay vs. the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN area

Across all employers in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN area, the median wage for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants — about 890 people — is $63,380. Louisville Metro, Kentucky pays a median base salary of $50,529 for this role, 20% below that figure — about the 22nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Louisville Metro, Kentucky sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$46,600

$51,330

$63,380

$75,730

$95,410

Louisville Metro, Kentucky median · $50,529

The bar is the range of annual wages for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants across every employer in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Louisville Metro, Kentucky’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants — about 459,910 people — is $76,590. Louisville Metro, Kentucky’s median base salary is 34% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

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25th

Median

75th

90th

$50,560

$61,390

$76,590

$94,390

$109,850

Louisville Metro, Kentucky median · $50,529

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 134 of 151 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Louisville Metro, Kentucky is $48,108, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare jurisdictions

Executive Administrator pay in other jurisdictions

Where Executive Administrators are paid most

New York Public Authorities

$92,788 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Executive Administrator roles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within Louisville Metro, Kentucky