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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Kenosha, WI earns $48,800 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,234 a month.

10th percentile: $37,230
25th percentile: $43,040
Median percentile: $48,800
75th percentile: $57,530
90th percentile: $63,340

Based on 650 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

$38,804 take-home a year

Gross pay	$48,800
Federal income tax	−$3,676
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,733
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$2,586
Monthly take-home	$3,234
Every two weeks	$1,492

Does it go far here?

$48,260Median pay in Kenosha, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).

38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,219 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kenosha, WI

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$106,310
Registered Nurses	$83,110
Accountants and Auditors	$78,840
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$77,390
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$75,580
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$72,500
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$70,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$61,610

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