Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Charleston-North Charleston
$47,380avg. a year
$22.78 an hour · 4,420 employed
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area earn an average of $47,380 a year. That is $2,370 (5%) more than the South Carolina average of $45,010. The U.S. average is $49,350.
$47,750Median pay
$22.78Average hourly
+5%vs. South Carolina average
4,420Jobs in this metro
Other South Carolina metro areas
Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in other South Carolina metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
11,060 jobs
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
$47,330
$22.75 an hour
211,330 jobs
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$47,030
$22.61 an hour
36,610 jobs
Columbia, SC
$46,150
$22.19 an hour
44,870 jobs
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
$45,750
$22.00 an hour
51,700 jobs
Spartanburg, SC
$44,610
$21.45 an hour
62,260 jobs
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
$43,280
$20.81 an hour
71,770 jobs
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
$43,190
$20.76 an hour
81,050 jobs
Florence, SC
$42,950
$20.65 an hour
9410 jobs
Sumter, SC
$41,270
$19.84 an hour
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How Charleston-North Charleston compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Charleston-North Charleston
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $45,570 |
| Office Clerks, General | $41,200 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $73,110 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $44,650 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $69,300 |
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $54,170 |
Questions and answers
How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in Charleston-North Charleston?
The average is $47,380 a year, and the median is $47,750. About 4,420 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the South Carolina average?
That is $2,370 (5%) more than the South Carolina average of $45,010.
Is this job common in Charleston-North Charleston?
It makes up 11.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.02 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-6014. Metro area: Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16700). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.