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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Charleston, WV

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Charleston, WV earns $43,550 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,934 a month.

10th percentile
$30,800
25th percentile
$36,520
Median percentile
$43,550
75th percentile
$49,920
90th percentile
$57,980

Based on 1,630 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

$35,213 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,550
Federal income tax−$3,046
Social Security + Medicare−$3,332
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,960
Monthly take-home$2,934
Every two weeks$1,354

Does it go far here?

$49,089Median pay in Charleston, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.7 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($896 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charleston, WV

JobMedian pay
Lawyers$101,150
General and Operations Managers$83,190
Registered Nurses$80,230
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$79,420
Administrative Services Managers$77,520
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$72,190
Accountants and Auditors$66,560
Human Resources Specialists$61,500

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