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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Appleton, WI

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Appleton, WI earns $50,490 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,339 a month.

10th percentile
$40,060
25th percentile
$46,060
Median percentile
$50,490
75th percentile
$58,880
90th percentile
$59,310

Based on 40 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

$40,073 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,490
Federal income tax−$3,879
Social Security + Medicare−$3,862
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,676
Monthly take-home$3,339
Every two weeks$1,541

Does it go far here?

$54,632Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
32%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 legal secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin