The average hourly pay for a Personal Assistant is $15.09.



What Do Personal Assistants Do?
Personal Assistant Tasks
- Organize calendar and appointments, checking with other parties to ensure availability.
- Draft correspondence, arrange travel, and provide estimates for activities and events.
- Manage correspondence and screen visitors and calls, prevent interruptions, and resolve issues.
- Run business or personal errands and perform general administrative or housekeeping tasks.
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What Are Popular Skills for Personal Assistants?
Skills in Organizing, Office Administration and Travel Planning are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Microsoft Office and Scheduling.
What is the Pay by Experience Level for Personal Assistants?
An entry-level Personal Assistant with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $13.61 based on 323 salaries. An early career Personal Assistant with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $14.83 based on 1,702 salaries. A mid-career Personal Assistant with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $15.96 based on 741 salaries. An experienced Personal Assistant with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $17.01 based on 733 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $19.
Pay Difference by Location
Employees with Personal Assistant in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 60.6% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in New York, New York (31.3% more) and Los Angeles, California (20.9% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Chicago, Illinois (4.8% less) and Miami, Florida (2.6% less).
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