Senior Executive Assistant

Salary band

Base salary, gross annual

25th percentile

€60,000

Median

€72,000

75th percentile

€88,000

For reference: the statutory minimum wage in Germany has stood at €13.90 gross per hour since January 1, 2026 — roughly €2,410 gross a month for a full-time role at 40 hours/week. (BMAS: Mindestlohn steigt zum 1. Januar 2026 auf 13,90 Euro)

Gross fixed salary per year for a Senior Executive Assistant (8-15+ years of experience) at a German SMB or scale-up, typically supporting two or more C-level executives in parallel, an international setup, or direct supervisory-board and investor exposure. Berlin and Munich scale-ups with board or PE involvement pull the range upward toward the top; a single-CEO Mittelstand setup trends toward the lower end. The role has no structural variable component; some scale-ups add a 13th month's salary, a profit share or employee shares on top, which matters more at this level.

Sources: StepStone Gehaltsdaten Executive Assistant (experience breakdown); Gehalt.de Executive Assistant (experience breakdown, 9+ years); Kienbaum Vergütungsstudie Fach- und Führungskräfte 2025