Executive Assistant salary in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC

Pay in Charlotte-Concord against North Carolina and the US

Executive assistants at the 90th percentile earn $105,370, 2.0 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.2. The middle half of executive assistants in Charlotte-Concord earns $65,120–$93,560. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $28,440 wide, between the figure for North Carolina ($24,780) and the US figure ($33,000).

What to budget for an executive assistant here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $13,660 a year in pay and about $17,626 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $14,780 in pay. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $76,590 falls between the 25th percentile and the median in Charlotte-Concord, and the North Carolina statewide median of $70,140 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Charlotte-Concord

At the $79,900 median, a local hire costs about $103,097 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $23,197 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

Our open executive assistant roles pay $800–$1,100 a month under a direct contract. The one-time fee is $2,500³ with a 180-day replacement; paying through Deel adds $49 a month⁴. Change any number below to match your plan.

For the $103,097 a local hire costs here, you could cover about 7.1 remote hires in year one at the midpoint of our range. From year two the fee drops out and the remote figure is $11,988. About the candidates: most apply through our assessment platform with a written and a spoken English task; each profile shows the English level (B1–C2); Silkstaff interviews every shortlisted candidate live, in English, before you meet them.

Other roles in Charlotte-Concord

Of the 17 roles we track in Charlotte-Concord, this one ranks #4 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($82,930) and recruiters ($78,330). Project Coordinator is the highest at $105,200.

Measured against the US median, executive assistants rank #4 of the 17 roles we track in Charlotte-Concord (+4.3%), between e-commerce order specialists (+4.7%) and recruiters (+3.1%). The typical role here is at +0.3%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost more in Charlotte-Concord than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 1.7% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Charlotte-Concord, 1.7% across North Carolina and 2.9% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in North Carolina

Across the 18 areas of North Carolina with data for this job, the median runs from $49,720 in Goldsboro to $79,900 in Charlotte-Concord, a gap of $30,180 a year. No other area in North Carolina has as many executive assistants, and all 17 others pay less.

Charlotte-Concord against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Charlotte-Concord is #34 of 506 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside North Carolina, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Kennewick-Richland pay just above Charlotte-Concord and Barnstable Town and San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles just below. All four are within $190 a year of the median in Charlotte-Concord. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, one pays more.

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