Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Wilmington, NC
Median annual salary
$45,380
-5% vs US median ($47,540)
Worth after local cost of living
$43,096
cost index 105.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Wilmington, NC
| 10th percentile | $32,290 |
| 25th percentile | $39,520 |
| Median (50th) | $45,380 |
| 75th percentile | $53,030 |
| 90th percentile | $60,320 |
| Mean | $46,790 |
| Employed in metro | 2,070 |
A Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Wilmington, NC earns a median of $45,380 per year. That is 5% below the national median of $47,540 for this occupation. Because Wilmington, NC has a cost index of 105.3 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $43,096 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $76,471, median gross rent $1,389/mo, and the median home value $362,400. See the full Wilmington, NC cost-of-living profile.