Private service careers

Personal Assistant Jobs with Private Families

A private personal assistant keeps a busy person’s life organized: calendars, travel, errands, bills and the household. Find personal and executive assistant jobs from private families, executives and domestic staffing agencies.

Personal assistant checking off a to-do list

What does a private personal assistant do?

A private personal assistant (PA) works directly for an individual or family rather than a company. The job mixes office skills with household support: managing the calendar and email, booking travel, handling personal errands and purchases, coordinating with the house staff and vendors, and keeping private matters private.

Many roles blend titles: PA/house manager, PA/estate manager, or family assistant when the focus is the children and family schedule.

Typical duties

How much do private personal assistants make?

Private PAs are paid hourly or on a salary. Pay rises with experience supporting high-profile principals, household management duties, travel and on-call hours.

Recent jobs on Jobinary (October 2026):

  • Part-time Executive/Personal Assistant & Household Manager, Newport Coast, CA: $60 an hour
  • Personal Assistant/Nanny, Ojai, CA: $55 an hour

These are rates employers listed. See the household staff pay guide for every role.

Skills employers look for

Common setups: full-time, part-time, remote-plus-in-person, and on-call roles. Some combine PA work with house management or childcare.

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Personal assistant jobs: common questions

An executive assistant usually supports a person’s work at a company. A private PA supports their personal and family life: home, travel, errands, staff and personal finances.

Some tasks can be done remotely, but most private PA jobs need you in person at the home or office, at least part of the week.

It is a combined role: you support the principal personally and also run the household staff and vendors. Read more on our house manager page.

Your first job post is free. After that, a single job post is $49, and agencies can buy discounted multi-post packs. There is no placement fee and no percentage of salary.