The invention provides a method and device for separating acetic acid sec-butyl ester and sec-butyl alcohol. The method comprises the steps that 1, a mixture of the acetic acid sec-butyl ester and the sec-butyl alcohol is put into an extraction rectifying tower, an extraction agent is added, after extraction rectifying separation is performed, the acetic acid sec-butyl ester is steamed out from the tower top and condensed, then part of the acetic acid sec-butyl ester is used for reflux, part of the acetic acid sec-butyl ester is extracted to obtain the acetic acid sec-butyl ester, and a mixture of the sec-butyl alcohol and the extraction agent falls into the tower bottom; 2, the mixture of the sec-butyl alcohol and the extraction agent is extracted out from the tower bottom and then put into a solvent concentration tower, the sec-butyl alcohol is steamed out from the tower top and then condensed, then part of the sec-butyl ester is put into the solvent concentration tower for reflux, part of the sec-butyl ester is extracted to obtain the sec-butyl ester, and the extraction agent falls into the tower bottom; 3, the extraction agent is extracted out from the tower bottom and then returns to the extraction rectifying tower for cyclic utilization. According to the method, the problem that in the prior art, the acetic acid sec-butyl ester and the sec-butyl alcohol are difficult to separate is solved, the purity of the separated acetic acid sec-butyl ester is above 99 percent, and the purity of the separated sec-butyl ester is above 99.9 percent; meanwhile, the energy consumption of the separation process is low, the procedures are simple, and operation is easy.