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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Appleton, WI

The median executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Appleton, WI earns $65,600 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,284 a month.

10th percentile
$47,900
25th percentile
$57,200
Median percentile
$65,600
75th percentile
$74,730
90th percentile
$83,310

Based on 130 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$51,413 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,600
Federal income tax−$5,692
Social Security + Medicare−$5,018
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,477
Monthly take-home$4,284
Every two weeks$1,977

Does it go far here?

$70,981Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,060 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Appleton, WI

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$134,990
General and Operations Managers$109,890
Industrial Production Managers$108,680
Software Developers$102,970
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$98,970
Project Management Specialists$98,290
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$91,750
Registered Nurses$86,680

All executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin