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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Burlington, NC

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Burlington, NC earns $37,800 a year, 32% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,579 a month.

10th percentile
$30,540
25th percentile
$35,550
Median percentile
$37,800
75th percentile
$47,300
90th percentile
$66,720

Based on 30 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

$30,946 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,800
Federal income tax−$2,356
Social Security + Medicare−$2,892
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,607
Monthly take-home$2,579
Every two weeks$1,190

Does it go far here?

$40,560Median pay in Burlington, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.2 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Burlington, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,250
Registered Nurses$84,180
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$66,890
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,430
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$56,740
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,290
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$54,220
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,000

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