High paying office and admin jobs in Madison, WI

Every office and admin occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Madison, WI. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single office and admin job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Madison, WI run 2.7% below the national average (2024), so a Madison, WI salary is worth about 1.03× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Madison, WI · Employed

1Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$77,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,010 – $77,800240
2Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$75,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,740 – $75,990170
3First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$75,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,460 – $106,3603,380
4Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$70,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,970 – $96,860950
5Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$63,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,350 – $82,460360
6Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,760
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040710
7Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$60,530
No formal educational credential
$49,050 – $75,280190
8Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,850 – $82,770930
9Postal Service Clerks$59,490
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030140
10Public Safety Telecommunicators$59,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,050 – $75,790260
11Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$58,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,510 – $75,860220
12Loan Interviewers and Clerks$53,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,920 – $63,600640
13Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$53,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,860 – $72,330430
14Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,240
Some college, no degree
$40,550 – $67,7003,760
15Procurement Clerks$51,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,680 – $64,480140
16Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$51,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,140 – $65,3704,630
17Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,810
Associate's degree
$30,530 – $60,940280
18Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$50,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,480 – $66,180840
19Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,950 – $75,440340
20New Accounts Clerks$49,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,150 – $59,790310
21Billing and Posting Clerks$49,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,400 – $62,6301,080
22Bill and Account Collectors$49,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,090 – $65,170400
23Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,690 – $58,1902,080
24Customer Service Representatives$47,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,190 – $70,3507,120
25File Clerks$47,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,300 – $62,170210
26Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,060 – $62,1802,340
27Office Clerks, General$46,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $69,1005,970
28Information and Record Clerks, All Other$46,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,370 – $63,210240
29Library Assistants, Clerical$46,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,910 – $61,720230
30Receptionists and Information Clerks$43,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,990 – $50,4603,170
31Tellers$43,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,690 – $47,9001,070
32Order Clerks$43,380
Some college, no degree
$35,360 – $60,110140
33Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$42,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,650 – $48,840150
34Couriers and Messengers$41,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,720 – $47,740500
35Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$39,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,870 – $57,940160
36Data Entry Keyers$37,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,060 – $50,270430
37Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$36,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,830 – $42,600700

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianMadison, WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,800	$47,010 – $77,800	240
2	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,990	$49,740 – $75,990	170
3	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,290	$49,460 – $106,360	3,380
4	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,800	$55,970 – $96,860	950
5	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,500	$45,350 – $82,460	360
6	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$60,760	$42,390 – $81,040	710
7	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$60,530	$49,050 – $75,280	190
8	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,020	$42,850 – $82,770	930
9	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$42,600 – $75,030	140
10	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,400	$45,050 – $75,790	260
11	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,840	$47,510 – $75,860	220
12	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,550	$43,920 – $63,600	640
13	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,530	$33,860 – $72,330	430
14	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$53,240	$40,550 – $67,700	3,760
15	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,700	$43,680 – $64,480	140
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,410	$39,140 – $65,370	4,630
17	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$50,810	$30,530 – $60,940	280
18	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,320	$36,480 – $66,180	840
19	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,020	$35,950 – $75,440	340
20	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,970	$47,150 – $59,790	310
21	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,570	$44,400 – $62,630	1,080
22	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,090	$40,090 – $65,170	400
23	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,380	$45,690 – $58,190	2,080
24	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,500	$35,190 – $70,350	7,120
25	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,370	$33,300 – $62,170	210
26	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,200	$37,060 – $62,180	2,340
27	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,590	$31,200 – $69,100	5,970
28	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,420	$25,370 – $63,210	240
29	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,290	$34,910 – $61,720	230
30	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,600	$29,990 – $50,460	3,170
31	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,380	$37,690 – $47,900	1,070
32	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$43,380	$35,360 – $60,110	140
33	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,340	$27,650 – $48,840	150
34	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,080	$34,720 – $47,740	500
35	Office Machine Operators, Except ComputerHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,890	$39,870 – $57,940	160
36	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,980	$29,060 – $50,270	430
37	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,410	$30,830 – $42,600	700

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Madison, WI. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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