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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI earns $45,020 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,037 a month.

10th percentile: $33,680
25th percentile: $38,670
Median percentile: $45,020
75th percentile: $51,900
90th percentile: $60,940

Based on 520 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

$36,440 take-home a year

Gross pay	$45,020
Federal income tax	−$3,222
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,444
Michigan income tax (approx.)	−$1,913
Monthly take-home	$3,037
Every two weeks	$1,402

Does it go far here?

$48,660Median pay in Muskegon, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).

34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,028 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Muskegon, MI

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$86,200
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,850
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,650
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,850
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$58,850
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$55,390
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,500

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