High paying office and admin jobs in Wisconsin

Every office and admin occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin run 5.9% below the national average (2024), so a Wisconsin salary is worth about 1.06× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Wisconsin.

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

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OccupationMedian, Wisconsin · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$70,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,590 – $102,44022,950
2Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$68,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,250 – $93,1904,480
3Postal Service Clerks$61,050
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0301,400
4Public Safety Telecommunicators$60,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,430 – $74,9701,820
5Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0406,470
6Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,730 – $76,8302,590
7Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,180 – $79,4509,140
8Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470
No formal educational credential
$47,440 – $75,2801,420
9Cargo and Freight Agents$57,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,010 – $74,1601,280
10Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$55,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,020 – $75,8601,210
11Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$52,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,090 – $75,9103,240
12Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$51,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,100 – $75,3901,240
13Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$51,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,120 – $74,2901,610
14Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,340
Some college, no degree
$36,350 – $65,46025,960
15Procurement Clerks$49,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,090 – $64,4401,050
16Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,960 – $64,1705,140
17Bill and Account Collectors$49,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,250 – $65,1302,570
18Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,150 – $61,4704,270
19Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,690
Associate's degree
$36,710 – $63,0401,890
20Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,640 – $58,1907,760
21Billing and Posting Clerks$48,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,000 – $61,2407,790
22New Accounts Clerks$48,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,710 – $59,3202,100
23Order Clerks$47,750
Some college, no degree
$34,510 – $76,1701,540
24Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,680 – $61,94028,100
25Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,290 – $62,07020,980
26Customer Service Representatives$46,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,260 – $63,65050,840
27Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$46,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,600 – $59,4201,130
28Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$45,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,880 – $65,3802,290
29File Clerks$45,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,370 – $61,1601,550
30Office Clerks, General$44,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,130 – $61,76051,440
31Receptionists and Information Clerks$41,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,530 – $50,03025,580
32Tellers$39,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,600 – $47,2609,030
33Library Assistants, Clerical$39,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,740 – $51,0801,570
34Data Entry Keyers$38,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,940 – $51,1802,360
35Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$37,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,310 – $49,8501,310
36Couriers and Messengers$36,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,770 – $45,9602,560
37Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,650 – $38,1005,100
38Information and Record Clerks, All Other$32,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,320 – $60,3202,040

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

#	Occupation	MedianWisconsin	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,560	$47,590 – $102,440	22,950
2	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,920	$51,250 – $93,190	4,480
3	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,050	$42,600 – $75,030	1,400
4	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,000	$46,430 – $74,970	1,820
5	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$42,390 – $81,040	6,470
6	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,310	$42,730 – $76,830	2,590
7	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,540	$42,180 – $79,450	9,140
8	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$47,440 – $75,280	1,420
9	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,290	$40,010 – $74,160	1,280
10	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,410	$46,020 – $75,860	1,210
11	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,350	$36,090 – $75,910	3,240
12	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,920	$44,100 – $75,390	1,240
13	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,480	$45,120 – $74,290	1,610
14	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$50,340	$36,350 – $65,460	25,960
15	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,410	$40,090 – $64,440	1,050
16	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,170	$37,960 – $64,170	5,140
17	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,090	$36,250 – $65,130	2,570
18	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,930	$39,150 – $61,470	4,270
19	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$48,690	$36,710 – $63,040	1,890
20	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,380	$39,640 – $58,190	7,760
21	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,230	$38,000 – $61,240	7,790
22	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,050	$43,710 – $59,320	2,100
23	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,750	$34,510 – $76,170	1,540
24	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,710	$36,680 – $61,940	28,100
25	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,490	$36,290 – $62,070	20,980
26	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,970	$34,260 – $63,650	50,840
27	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,070	$37,600 – $59,420	1,130
28	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,960	$24,880 – $65,380	2,290
29	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,130	$31,370 – $61,160	1,550
30	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,980	$27,130 – $61,760	51,440
31	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,150	$29,530 – $50,030	25,580
32	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,640	$36,600 – $47,260	9,030
33	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,610	$30,740 – $51,080	1,570
34	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,170	$27,940 – $51,180	2,360
35	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,730	$27,310 – $49,850	1,310
36	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,910	$29,770 – $45,960	2,560
37	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,360	$29,650 – $38,100	5,100
38	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,470	$21,320 – $60,320	2,040

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Wisconsin. 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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