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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Columbia, SC

SOC 43-6014 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Columbia, SC is $42,490 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $20.43 per hour. This is 8% below the national median of $46,290. 6,100 people work as Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executives in Columbia, SC. Wages have grown 19% since 2019, when the median was $35,670.

Median Annual Salary

$42,490

Mean Annual

$42,840

Median Hourly

$20.43

Total Employed

6,100

Salary Distribution

$30k
10th
$37k
25th
$42k
Median
$49k
75th
$56k
90th

How This Compares

Columbia, SC

$42,490

this metro

South Carolina

$41,720

you earn +2% vs state

United States

$46,290

you earn -8% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $42,490
2023 $39,700
2022 $38,010
2021 $36,860
2020 $40,420
2019 $35,670

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