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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Jackson, MI earns $47,020 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,164 a month.

10th percentile
$34,510
25th percentile
$39,270
Median percentile
$47,020
75th percentile
$53,560
90th percentile
$64,430

Based on 530 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

$37,962 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,020
Federal income tax−$3,462
Social Security + Medicare−$3,597
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,998
Monthly take-home$3,164
Every two weeks$1,460

Does it go far here?

$51,232Median pay in Jackson, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.8 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($985 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jackson, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,950
Accountants and Auditors$81,470
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,090
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,080
Machinists$49,840
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,690
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$45,460

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