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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC earns $42,660 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,887 a month.

10th percentile
$30,190
25th percentile
$35,050
Median percentile
$42,660
75th percentile
$49,210
90th percentile
$55,580

Based on 370 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

$34,644 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,660
Federal income tax−$2,939
Social Security + Medicare−$3,263
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,813
Monthly take-home$2,887
Every two weeks$1,332

Does it go far here?

$48,293Median pay in Pinehurst, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,254 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pinehurst, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,400
Registered Nurses$81,520
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$50,540
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$37,920
Nursing Assistants$36,930
Cooks, Restaurant$35,690
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$35,590
Customer Service Representatives$34,590

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