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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Charleston, SC

The median executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Charleston-North Charleston, SC earns $65,470 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,238 a month.

10th percentile
$46,850
25th percentile
$52,000
Median percentile
$65,470
75th percentile
$80,600
90th percentile
$98,410

Based on 530 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$50,857 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,470
Federal income tax−$5,676
Social Security + Medicare−$5,008
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,928
Monthly take-home$4,238
Every two weeks$1,956

Does it go far here?

$64,846Median pay in Charleston, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.0 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,605 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charleston, SC

JobMedian pay
Architectural and Engineering Managers$174,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,000
Physicians, All Other$163,900
Financial Managers$147,170
Pharmacists$145,950
Sales Managers$139,830
Marketing Managers$138,790
Managers, All Other$136,370

All executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina