Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Milwaukee-Waukesha
$49,780avg. a year
$23.93 an hour · 7,930 employed
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area earn an average of $49,780 a year. That is about the same as the Wisconsin average of $48,830. The U.S. average is $49,350.
$48,480Median pay
$23.93Average hourly
+2%vs. Wisconsin average
7,930Jobs in this metro
Other Wisconsin metro areas
Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in other Wisconsin metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
119,180 jobs
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$54,740
$26.32 an hour
24,630 jobs
Madison, WI
$52,350
$25.17 an hour
3650 jobs
Kenosha, WI
$49,960
$24.02 an hour
41,180 jobs
Appleton, WI
$48,940
$23.53 an hour
51,540 jobs
Green Bay, WI
$48,920
$23.52 an hour
6670 jobs
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
$48,240
$23.19 an hour
71,220 jobs
Duluth, MN-WI
$48,170
$23.16 an hour
8720 jobs
Eau Claire, WI
$48,070
$23.11 an hour
9790 jobs
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
$48,060
$23.11 an hour
10480 jobs
Sheboygan, WI
$48,010
$23.08 an hour
11590 jobs
Wausau, WI
$47,840
$23.00 an hour
12790 jobs
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
$47,730
$22.95 an hour
13720 jobs
Janesville-Beloit, WI
$47,420
$22.80 an hour
14370 jobs
Fond du Lac, WI
$46,030
$22.13 an hour
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How Milwaukee-Waukesha compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $49,980 |
| Office Clerks, General | $43,630 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $77,150 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $52,490 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $41,840 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $48,920 |
Questions and answers
How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in Milwaukee-Waukesha?
The average is $49,780 a year, and the median is $48,480. About 7,930 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Wisconsin average?
That is about the same as the Wisconsin average of $48,830.
Is this job common in Milwaukee-Waukesha?
It makes up 9.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.88 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-6014. Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 33340). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.