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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Appleton, WI

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Appleton, WI earns $47,940 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,180 a month.

10th percentile
$36,670
25th percentile
$42,920
Median percentile
$47,940
75th percentile
$55,640
90th percentile
$60,830

Based on 1,180 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

$38,159 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,940
Federal income tax−$3,573
Social Security + Medicare−$3,667
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,541
Monthly take-home$3,180
Every two weeks$1,468

Does it go far here?

$51,872Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
33%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 secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin