How much do Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants make in Greensboro-High Point, NC?

Percentile spread

For Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $32,940 and the 90th percentile is $73,160. The difference is $40,220, which is 107.6% 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 $35,950 to the 75th at $47,710, covers $11,760.

The mean annual wage is $44,700, which sits above the median of $37,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greensboro-High Point, NC median is 32.7% lower than the national median of $55,570 for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,252, which is 27.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.5% lower than the North Carolina median of $43,720.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greensboro-High Point, NC is 92.865, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants at $40,252 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. Greensboro-High Point, NC ranks 24th of 27 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).).

• Burlington, NC is 22 miles away, with a median of $37,800 and employment of 30. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,560, against $40,252 here.
• Winston-Salem, NC is 31 miles away, with a median of $45,960 and employment of 160. That median is 23% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,933, against $40,252 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $47,490 and employment of 230. That median is 27% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,672, against $40,252 here.