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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Battle Creek, MI

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Battle Creek, MI earns $44,040 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,975 a month.

10th percentile
$33,460
25th percentile
$38,310
Median percentile
$44,040
75th percentile
$51,620
90th percentile
$60,650

Based on 450 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

$35,694 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,040
Federal income tax−$3,105
Social Security + Medicare−$3,369
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,872
Monthly take-home$2,975
Every two weeks$1,373

Does it go far here?

$48,641Median pay in Battle Creek, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.5 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($968 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Battle Creek, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,950
Registered Nurses$97,520
Management Analysts$91,560
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$88,320
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,130
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$67,690
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$65,090
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,160

All secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan