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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Detroit, MI

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $64,480 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,271 a month.

10th percentile
$37,440
25th percentile
$48,930
Median percentile
$64,480
75th percentile
$75,040
90th percentile
$83,620

Based on 1,860 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

$51,249 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,480
Federal income tax−$5,558
Social Security + Medicare−$4,933
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,740
Monthly take-home$4,271
Every two weeks$1,971

Does it go far here?

$64,288Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Detroit, MI

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$447,750
Chief Executives$304,110
Nurse Anesthetists$243,130
Pediatricians, General$218,000
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,550
Family Medicine Physicians$181,990
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,550

All legal secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan