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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $41,710 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,827 a month.

10th percentile
$31,870
25th percentile
$37,280
Median percentile
$41,710
75th percentile
$49,040
90th percentile
$59,430

Based on 1,140 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

$33,921 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,710
Federal income tax−$2,825
Social Security + Medicare−$3,191
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,773
Monthly take-home$2,827
Every two weeks$1,305

Does it go far here?

$47,137Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($869 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hickory, NC

JobMedian pay
Industrial Production Managers$124,290
General and Operations Managers$95,640
Industrial Engineers$86,640
Registered Nurses$80,060
Accountants and Auditors$77,490
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$75,450
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,120
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$69,990

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