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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Asheville, NC

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Asheville, NC earns $44,240 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,987 a month.

10th percentile
$32,130
25th percentile
$37,530
Median percentile
$44,240
75th percentile
$50,080
90th percentile
$60,770

Based on 1,550 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

$35,847 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,240
Federal income tax−$3,129
Social Security + Medicare−$3,384
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,880
Monthly take-home$2,987
Every two weeks$1,379

Does it go far here?

$45,842Median pay in Asheville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,296 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Asheville, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$360,010
Pharmacists$136,460
Software Developers$134,350
Nurse Practitioners$127,770
Managers, All Other$124,150
Medical and Health Services Managers$122,710
Industrial Engineers$100,490
Project Management Specialists$97,470

All secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina