Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Salary distribution

Where Pittsburgh executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants fall on the wage curve.

Typical entry

• Education

  High school diploma

• Experience

  5 years or more

• On-the-job training

  None

Top skills (O*NET)

• Administrative

  Knowledge

  4.5 / 5

• English Language

  Knowledge

  4.2 / 5

• Reading Comprehension

  Basic skill

  4.0 / 5

• Written Comprehension

  Ability

  4.0 / 5

• Oral Comprehension

  Ability

  4.0 / 5

• Oral Expression

  Ability

  4.0 / 5

• Active Listening

  Basic skill

  4.0 / 5

• Written Expression

  Ability

  4.0 / 5

Common tasks (O*NET)

1. 01

   Manage and maintain executives' schedules.

2. 02

   Process payroll information.

3. 03

   Make travel arrangements for executives.

4. 04

   Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software.

5. 05

   Coordinate and direct office services, such as records, departmental finances, budget preparation, personnel issues, and housekeeping, to aid executives.

6. 06

   Answer phone calls and direct calls to appropriate parties or take messages.

7. 07

   Prepare responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries.

8. 08

   Open, sort, and distribute incoming correspondence, including faxes and email.

Other metros in Pennsylvania

How the Pittsburgh metro compares to other major Pennsylvania metro areas for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants.

• Philadelphia$77,280