How much do Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants make in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC?

Percentile spread

For Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $48,670 and the 90th percentile is $83,020. The difference is $34,350, which is 62.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $49,700 to the 75th at $66,100, covers $16,400.

The mean annual wage is $60,650, which sits above the median of $54,890. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC median is 28.3% lower than the national median of $76,590 for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,138, which is 18.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.7% lower than the North Carolina median of $70,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC is 88.336, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $54,890 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants at $62,138 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants. Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC ranks 29th of 31 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Fayetteville, NC is 34 miles away, with a median of $66,820 and employment of 210. That median is 21.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,648, against $62,138 here.
• Burlington, NC is 51 miles away, with a median of $61,620 and employment of 80. That median is 12.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,119, against $62,138 here.
• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 52 miles away, with a median of $66,140 and employment of 560. That median is 20.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,222, against $62,138 here.