How much do Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $52,790 and the 90th percentile is $98,580. The difference is $45,790, which is 62.3% 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 $61,990 to the 75th at $85,000, covers $23,010.

The mean annual wage is $74,450, which sits above the median of $73,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 4% lower than the national median of $76,590 for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,870, which is 2.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.8% higher than the North Carolina median of $70,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $73,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants at $74,870 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 4th of 26 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).).

• Goldsboro, NC is 38 miles away, with a median of $49,720 and employment of 60. That median is 32.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,205, against $74,870 here.
• Rocky Mount, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $70,020 and employment of 50. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,557, against $74,870 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $64,170 and employment of 1,200. That median is 12.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,767, against $74,870 here.