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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $47,330 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,183 a month.

10th percentile
$34,080
25th percentile
$39,800
Median percentile
$47,330
75th percentile
$55,700
90th percentile
$65,240

Based on 16,970 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

$38,198 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,330
Federal income tax−$3,500
Social Security + Medicare−$3,621
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,012
Monthly take-home$3,183
Every two weeks$1,469

Does it go far here?

$47,189Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
38%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 secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan