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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Appleton, WI

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Appleton, WI earns $47,520 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,154 a month.

10th percentile
$39,120
25th percentile
$46,780
Median percentile
$47,520
75th percentile
$50,300
90th percentile
$59,640

Based on 140 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

$37,844 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,520
Federal income tax−$3,522
Social Security + Medicare−$3,635
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,519
Monthly take-home$3,154
Every two weeks$1,456

Does it go far here?

$51,418Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
34%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 medical secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin