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

$45,010avg. a year
$21.64 an hour · 30,180 employed

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in South Carolina earn an average of $45,010 a year. That is $4,340 (9%) less than the U.S. average of $49,350. The best-paying metro area is Charleston-North Charleston, SC at $47,380.

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$44,880Median pay
$21.64Average hourly
+17%Avg. pay since 2020
#37Of 50 states + D.C.

Top-paying South Carolina metro areas

Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by metro area. Swipe to see all 10.

14,420 jobs
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
$47,380
$22.78 an hour
21,060 jobs
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
$47,330
$22.75 an hour
311,330 jobs
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$47,030
$22.61 an hour
46,610 jobs
Columbia, SC
$46,150
$22.19 an hour
54,870 jobs
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
$45,750
$22.00 an hour
61,700 jobs
Spartanburg, SC
$44,610
$21.45 an hour
72,260 jobs
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
$43,280
$20.81 an hour
81,770 jobs
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
$43,190
$20.76 an hour
91,050 jobs
Florence, SC
$42,950
$20.65 an hour
10410 jobs
Sumter, SC
$41,270
$19.84 an hour

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

Pay over time

South Carolina, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where South Carolina secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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South Carolina vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$49,350$23.73
South Carolina$45,010$21.64
North Carolina$46,200$22.21
Georgia$43,340$20.84

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Questions and answers

How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in South Carolina?

The average is $45,010 a year, and the median is $44,880. That is $4,340 (9%) less than the U.S. average of $49,350.

What is the hourly wage in South Carolina?

$21.64 an hour on average; the median is $21.58.

Where in South Carolina do they earn the most?

Charleston-North Charleston, SC ($47,380), followed by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC ($47,330). The lowest average among 10 metro areas with data is Sumter, SC ($41,270).

How does South Carolina rank?

South Carolina ranks #37 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 43-6014. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.