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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Detroit, MI

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $42,320 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,865 a month.

10th percentile
$36,590
25th percentile
$38,410
Median percentile
$42,320
75th percentile
$47,230
90th percentile
$53,640

Based on 11,620 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

$34,386 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,320
Federal income tax−$2,898
Social Security + Medicare−$3,237
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,799
Monthly take-home$2,865
Every two weeks$1,323

Does it go far here?

$42,194Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
42%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 medical secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan