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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN earns $47,110 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,128 a month.

10th percentile
$36,880
25th percentile
$40,610
Median percentile
$47,110
75th percentile
$53,810
90th percentile
$60,450

Based on 790 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

$37,536 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,110
Federal income tax−$3,473
Social Security + Medicare−$3,604
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,497
Monthly take-home$3,128
Every two weeks$1,444

Does it go far here?

$51,335Median pay in La Crosse, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.8 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in La Crosse, WI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$102,670
Registered Nurses$98,370
Accountants and Auditors$76,680
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$66,420
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,740
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,110
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$61,430
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,690

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