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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in South Carolina

The median executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in South Carolina earns $60,890 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,954 a month.

10th percentile
$42,600
25th percentile
$50,290
Median percentile
$60,890
75th percentile
$77,160
90th percentile
$92,370

Based on 3,880 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

$47,452 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,890
Federal income tax−$5,127
Social Security + Medicare−$4,658
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,653
Monthly take-home$3,954
Every two weeks$1,825

Does it go far here?

$64,950Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,180 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in South Carolina

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$359,500
Physicians, All Other$274,480
Nurse Anesthetists$265,480
Family Medicine Physicians$239,200
Anesthesiologists$238,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,040
Chief Executives$168,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,860

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