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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in South Carolina

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in South Carolina earns $52,840 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,456 a month.

10th percentile
$34,190
25th percentile
$42,220
Median percentile
$52,840
75th percentile
$59,030
90th percentile
$67,740

Based on 2,280 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

$41,467 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,840
Federal income tax−$4,161
Social Security + Medicare−$4,042
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,170
Monthly take-home$3,456
Every two weeks$1,595

Does it go far here?

$56,363Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
34%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 legal secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina