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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Traverse City, MI earns $44,200 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,985 a month.

10th percentile
$31,480
25th percentile
$37,760
Median percentile
$44,200
75th percentile
$48,310
90th percentile
$59,600

Based on 640 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

$35,816 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,200
Federal income tax−$3,124
Social Security + Medicare−$3,381
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,879
Monthly take-home$2,985
Every two weeks$1,378

Does it go far here?

$47,338Median pay in Traverse City, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.4 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,225 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Traverse City, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$84,300
Registered Nurses$83,690
Accountants and Auditors$74,820
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,760
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,700
Construction Laborers$48,400
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,850
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,550

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