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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Burlington, NC earns $44,630 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,012 a month.

10th percentile
$32,340
25th percentile
$38,120
Median percentile
$44,630
75th percentile
$47,890
90th percentile
$59,530

Based on 730 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

$36,143 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,630
Federal income tax−$3,176
Social Security + Medicare−$3,414
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,897
Monthly take-home$3,012
Every two weeks$1,390

Does it go far here?

$47,888Median pay in Burlington, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.2 vs 100).
35%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 secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina