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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Jacksonville, NC earns $38,590 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,629 a month.

10th percentile
$30,740
25th percentile
$35,190
Median percentile
$38,590
75th percentile
$48,010
90th percentile
$56,310

Based on 440 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

$31,547 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,590
Federal income tax−$2,451
Social Security + Medicare−$2,952
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,640
Monthly take-home$2,629
Every two weeks$1,213

Does it go far here?

$41,907Median pay in Jacksonville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.1 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,265 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jacksonville, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,100
Registered Nurses$84,750
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$81,330
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$48,370
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,400
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$42,910
Office Clerks, General$38,730
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,580

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