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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in South Carolina

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in South Carolina earns $44,880 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,962 a month.

10th percentile
$29,100
25th percentile
$36,880
Median percentile
$44,880
75th percentile
$52,420
90th percentile
$61,660

Based on 30,180 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

$35,548 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,880
Federal income tax−$3,206
Social Security + Medicare−$3,433
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,693
Monthly take-home$2,962
Every two weeks$1,367

Does it go far here?

$47,873Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,180 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in South Carolina

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$359,500
Physicians, All Other$274,480
Nurse Anesthetists$265,480
Family Medicine Physicians$239,200
Anesthesiologists$238,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,040
Chief Executives$168,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,860

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