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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Rocky Mount, NC earns $42,840 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,898 a month.

10th percentile
$30,510
25th percentile
$37,630
Median percentile
$42,840
75th percentile
$50,810
90th percentile
$59,400

Based on 510 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

$34,781 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,840
Federal income tax−$2,961
Social Security + Medicare−$3,277
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,821
Monthly take-home$2,898
Every two weeks$1,338

Does it go far here?

$48,675Median pay in Rocky Mount, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($920 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rocky Mount, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,610
Registered Nurses$82,300
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$48,670
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,090
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,710
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,480
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$44,320
Office Clerks, General$41,400

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