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UK salary report · 2026

Executive Assistant Salary in East Midlands

Official ONS earnings for East Midlands, covering 10,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary — East Midlands

£20,266

gross, per year

▼ 12.2% change on the previous year

Mean

£20,131

Jobs measured

10,000

What most executive assistants actually earn

Half of executive assistants in East Midlands earn between £12,679 and £25,534. Earning above £25,534 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Secretarial and Related Occupations” group in East Midlands.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of executive assistants earn less than this.

10th
£10,193
20th
£12,240
25th
£12,679
30th
£14,392
40th
£16,089
50th
£18,945
60th
£21,813
70th
£24,089
75th
£25,534
80th
£26,168
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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Personal assistants and other secretaries
SOC 2020 code
4215
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “executive assistant” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Personal assistants and other secretaries”, which includes this role alongside others.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Executive Assistant salary FAQs

What is the average Executive Assistant salary in East Midlands?

The median is £20,266 a year and the mean is £20,131, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Executive Assistant salary?

Half of executive assistants earn between £12,679 and £25,534. Anything above £25,534 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 10,000 jobs in this occupation.

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