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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Durham, NC

The median executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC earns $64,170 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,251 a month.

10th percentile
$50,590
25th percentile
$61,630
Median percentile
$64,170
75th percentile
$80,990
90th percentile
$98,140

Based on 1,200 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

$51,013 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,170
Federal income tax−$5,520
Social Security + Medicare−$4,909
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,727
Monthly take-home$4,251
Every two weeks$1,962

Does it go far here?

$65,767Median pay in Durham, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,466 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Durham, NC

JobMedian pay
Sales Managers$190,370
Natural Sciences Managers$183,540
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,190
Marketing Managers$175,160
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,480
Financial Managers$165,470
Human Resources Managers$160,580
Managers, All Other$152,090

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