The annual salary statistics of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,040 | -1.06% | 26.90% |
| 2021 | $61,690 | 1.96% | - |
| 2020 | $60,480 | -0.61% | - |
| 2019 | $60,850 | 8.99% | - |
| 2018 | $55,380 | -1.79% | - |
| 2017 | $56,370 | 9.97% | - |
| 2016 | $50,750 | 7.59% | - |
| 2015 | $46,900 | 6.27% | - |
| 2014 | $43,960 | 1.50% | - |
| 2013 | $43,300 | -3.05% | - |
| 2012 | $44,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,040, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $71,110). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 14.2 percent (14.2%) lower.