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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $48,480 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,214 a month.

10th percentile
$37,440
25th percentile
$43,520
Median percentile
$48,480
75th percentile
$57,870
90th percentile
$62,730

Based on 7,930 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

$38,564 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,480
Federal income tax−$3,638
Social Security + Medicare−$3,709
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,569
Monthly take-home$3,214
Every two weeks$1,483

Does it go far here?

$50,012Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,139 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Milwaukee, WI

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$411,200
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,220
Financial Managers$156,100
Dentists, General$155,940
Pharmacists$153,340
Sales Managers$144,560
Architectural and Engineering Managers$143,570

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