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

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Wausau, WI earns $47,000 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,121 a month.

10th percentile
$36,940
25th percentile
$41,930
Median percentile
$47,000
75th percentile
$53,830
90th percentile
$59,790

Based on 590 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

$37,454 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,000
Federal income tax−$3,460
Social Security + Medicare−$3,596
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,491
Monthly take-home$3,121
Every two weeks$1,441

Does it go far here?

$50,728Median pay in Wausau, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($999 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wausau, WI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$107,550
Registered Nurses$89,190
Accountants and Auditors$77,680
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,790
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$65,230
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,100
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,040
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,520

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