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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $48,560 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,219 a month.

10th percentile
$39,640
25th percentile
$46,800
Median percentile
$48,560
75th percentile
$51,900
90th percentile
$59,130

Based on 2,220 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

$38,624 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,560
Federal income tax−$3,647
Social Security + Medicare−$3,715
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,574
Monthly take-home$3,219
Every two weeks$1,486

Does it go far here?

$50,094Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,139 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Milwaukee, WI

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$411,200
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,220
Financial Managers$156,100
Dentists, General$155,940
Pharmacists$153,340
Sales Managers$144,560
Architectural and Engineering Managers$143,570

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