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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Raleigh-Cary, NC earns $48,500 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,257 a month.

10th percentile
$35,260
25th percentile
$41,410
Median percentile
$48,500
75th percentile
$58,510
90th percentile
$65,150

Based on 7,170 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

$39,089 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,500
Federal income tax−$3,640
Social Security + Medicare−$3,710
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,061
Monthly take-home$3,257
Every two weeks$1,503

Does it go far here?

$49,411Median pay in Raleigh, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.2 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,573 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Raleigh, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$354,130
Dentists, General$207,380
Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,960
Natural Sciences Managers$173,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,780
Marketing Managers$167,640
Sales Managers$163,520
Financial Managers$163,130

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