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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary
in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

Median base pay · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$79,900
≈ $38.41/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 2,620 jobs
Middle 50%
$65,120–$93,560
vs U.S. median
+4%
Metro rank
#26 of 262

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro earn a median of $79,900 a year, based on BLS estimates for 2,620 jobs (May 2025). That is 4% above the U.S. median of $76,590 and 14% above the NC statewide median of $70,140. It ranks #26 of 262 metros with published figures for this job.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARIES AND EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS · CHARLOTTE-CONCORD-GASTONIA, NC-SC · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · CHARLOTTE-CONCORD-GASTONIA, NC-SC · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$53,620P25$65,120MEDIAN$79,900P75$93,560P90$105,370
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$50,560P25$61,390MEDIAN$76,590P75$94,390P90$109,850
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What is the average Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Charlotte?

The BLS median is $79,900 a year (May 2025). Half of the 2,620 jobs pay between $65,120 and $93,560. The 10th percentile is $53,620 and the 90th is $105,370.

Is Charlotte a high-paying metro for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants?

That is 4% above the U.S. median of $76,590 and 14% above the NC statewide median of $70,140. It ranks #26 of 262 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants make an hour in Charlotte?

About $38.41 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $79,900 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $31.31–$44.98 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.