Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in North Carolina
The median annual wage for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in North Carolina is $45,790 ($22.01 per hour) — -3.7% vs. the national median of $47,540. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $45,790
- Mean annual wage
- $46,200
- Median hourly wage
- $22.01
- Employment in NC
- 43,690
43,690 employed · 8.8 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in North Carolina
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,720 | $15.25 |
| 25th percentile | $38,100 | $18.32 |
| Median (50th) | $45,790 | $22.01 |
| 75th percentile | $51,870 | $24.94 |
| 90th percentile | $61,750 | $29.69 |
What this salary is worth in North Carolina
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $48,544
- Median rent burden
- 32.2%
- Est. affordable home price
- $167,039
North Carolina prices are 94.3 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in North Carolina: $1,228/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,145/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in North Carolina is $288,900 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in North Carolina
- Accountants and Auditors in North Carolina
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in North Carolina
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in North Carolina
- Cashiers in North Carolina
- Construction Laborers in North Carolina
- Cooks, Restaurant in North Carolina
- Customer Service Representatives in North Carolina
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in North Carolina
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in North Carolina
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in North Carolina
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in North Carolina
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in North Carolina
- General and Operations Managers in North Carolina
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in North Carolina
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in North Carolina
- Human Resources Specialists in North Carolina
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in North Carolina
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in North Carolina
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in North Carolina
- Light Truck Drivers in North Carolina
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in North Carolina
- Management Analysts in North Carolina
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in North Carolina
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in North Carolina
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in North Carolina
- Nursing Assistants in North Carolina
- Office Clerks, General in North Carolina
- Project Management Specialists in North Carolina
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in North Carolina
- Registered Nurses in North Carolina
- Retail Salespersons in North Carolina
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in North Carolina
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in North Carolina
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in North Carolina
- Security Guards in North Carolina
- Software Developers in North Carolina
- Stockers and Order Fillers in North Carolina
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in North Carolina
- Waiters and Waitresses in North Carolina
About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.