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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Madison, WI

The median executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Madison, WI earns $70,800 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,574 a month.

10th percentile
$55,970
25th percentile
$63,040
Median percentile
$70,800
75th percentile
$80,910
90th percentile
$96,860

Based on 950 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

$54,885 take-home a year
Gross pay$70,800
Federal income tax−$6,746
Social Security + Medicare−$5,416
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,752
Monthly take-home$4,574
Every two weeks$2,111

Does it go far here?

$72,774Median pay in Madison, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,354 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Madison, WI

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$301,940
Chief Executives$217,010
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,900
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,700
Pharmacists$158,120
Financial Managers$148,970
Sales Managers$146,380
Human Resources Managers$140,680

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