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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Charlotte, NC

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC earns $45,650 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,077 a month.

10th percentile
$36,840
25th percentile
$38,850
Median percentile
$45,650
75th percentile
$48,120
90th percentile
$57,190

Based on 13,380 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

$36,920 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,650
Federal income tax−$3,298
Social Security + Medicare−$3,492
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,940
Monthly take-home$3,077
Every two weeks$1,420

Does it go far here?

$46,894Median pay in Charlotte, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,473 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charlotte, NC

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$329,030
Physicians, All Other$327,040
Nurse Anesthetists$277,550
Dentists, General$189,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,840
Financial Managers$172,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,960
Marketing Managers$166,200

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