SOC 43-6011 · Greensboro-High Point, NC metro

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Greensboro, NC

The average salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Greensboro, North Carolina is $70,580 a year ($33.93 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $66,140: half of the 560 people in this job in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

$70,580average per year

$33.93 / hourMedian $66,140Take-home ≈ $56,176

  • $51K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $93K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

560people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#4 of 15North Carolina metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay range in Greensboro

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,900 a year or less, while the top 10% make $93,260 or more. The middle half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Greensboro earn between $58,680 and $80,410.

  • $51K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $93K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$70,580$5,882$33.93
Median$66,140$5,512$31.80
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,680$4,890$28.21
Experienced (75th percentile)$80,410$6,701$38.66

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in Greensboro vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Greensboro earn about the same as the North Carolina average ($72,520) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($79,140). At the median the gap is -14% against the U.S. median of $76,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Greensboro$70,580$66,140$50,900$93,260560
North Carolina$72,520$70,140$49,720$99,7108,890
United States$79,140$76,590$50,560$109,850459,910

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary after taxes in Greensboro

On the average salary of $70,580, a single filer in Greensboro takes home about $56,176 a year, or $4,681 a month and $2,161 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Greensboro a good place for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Greensboro area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.9), so the average $70,580 buys what about $76,003 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Greensboro ($46,570). A typical home costs $266,370, or 3.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in other North Carolina cities

Greensboro ranks 4th of 15 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Charlotte pays the most ($80,400).

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Highest-paying cities for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($113,320).

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Greensboro: questions

How much do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants make an hour in Greensboro?

$33.93 an hour on average, and $31.80 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants salary in Greensboro?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,900 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,680, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants take-home pay in Greensboro?

About $56,176 a year ($4,681 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $70,580.

Do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants earn more in Greensboro than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-6011; area Greensboro-High Point, NC (24660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.52, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.52).

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