Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary
The median pay for medical secretaries and administrative assistants in the United States is $45,930 a year. About 961,610 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $35,930
- 25th percentile
- $38,570
- Median percentile
- $45,930
- 75th percentile
- $50,580
- 90th percentile
- $60,530
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $58,100
- California $54,490
- Massachusetts $50,290
- Oregon $50,130
- Minnesota $50,030
- Hawaii $49,920
- District of Columbia $49,180
- New Jersey $48,660
- Connecticut $48,500
- New Hampshire $48,410
- Wisconsin $48,380
- Vermont $48,200
- Alaska $47,870
- Maryland $47,850
- New York $47,710
- Maine $46,990
- Nevada $46,990
- Colorado $46,920
- Rhode Island $46,860
- Illinois $46,670
- Virginia $46,180
- Nebraska $46,100
- Arizona $45,820
- South Dakota $45,810
- North Dakota $45,390
- Pennsylvania $44,930
- Idaho $44,920
- Delaware $44,500
- Wyoming $44,430
- Utah $44,330
- Ohio $44,280
- New Mexico $44,230
- North Carolina $44,190
- Indiana $44,060
- Missouri $43,980
- Montana $43,740
- Georgia $43,160
- Kansas $43,020
- Texas $42,910
- Florida $41,730
- Michigan $41,100
- Iowa $40,980
- South Carolina $40,170
- Tennessee $39,940
- Kentucky $38,750
- West Virginia $38,430
- Oklahoma $38,330
- Arkansas $37,000
- Alabama $36,930
- Louisiana $36,930
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $69,350
- Napa, CA $61,830
- San Francisco, CA $61,330
- Vallejo, CA $61,220
- Seattle, WA $60,350
- Santa Rosa, CA $60,240
- Longview, WA $58,830
- Sacramento, CA $57,730
- Bellingham, WA $55,670
- San Luis Obispo, CA $54,740
- Portland, OR $54,560
- Olympia, WA $52,900
- Kahului, HI $52,570
- Barnstable Town, MA $51,940
- Minneapolis, MN $51,870
- Albany, OR $51,650
- San Diego, CA $51,650
- Norwich, CT $51,610
- Boston, MA $51,600
- Los Angeles, CA $51,410
- Carson City, NV $50,860
- Kennewick, WA $50,780
- Mount Vernon, WA $50,740
- Bend, OR $50,640
- Fairbanks, AK $50,340
- Modesto, CA $50,250
- Santa Cruz, CA $50,230
- Vineland, NJ $50,230
- Iowa City, IA $50,130
- Bridgeport, CT $50,090
- Burlington, VT $49,900
- Boulder, CO $49,890
- Hanford, CA $49,830
- Riverside, CA $49,820
- Oxnard, CA $49,800
- Santa Maria, CA $49,730
- Salinas, CA $49,630
- Yuba City, CA $49,600
- Urban Honolulu, HI $49,460
- Grants Pass, OR $49,430
- New York, NY $49,230
- Spokane, WA $49,200
- Trenton, NJ $49,180
- Mankato, MN $49,160
- Pittsfield, MA $48,930
- Salem, OR $48,920
- Minot, ND $48,880
- New Haven, CT $48,790
- Milwaukee, WI $48,560
- Manchester, NH $48,410
- Eugene, OR $48,380
- Madison, WI $48,380
- Washington, DC $48,280
- Walla Walla, WA $48,130
- Fresno, CA $48,120
- Bremerton, WA $48,090
- Eau Claire, WI $47,970
- Stockton, CA $47,950
- Amherst Town, MA $47,880
- Duluth, MN $47,870
- Corvallis, OR $47,850
- Denver, CO $47,810
- Springfield, MA $47,780
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $47,750
- Racine, WI $47,750
- Lewiston, ME $47,720
- Baltimore, MD $47,680
- Chicago, IL $47,680
- Bangor, ME $47,640
- Kenosha, WI $47,610
- Oshkosh, WI $47,560
- Visalia, CA $47,560
- Appleton, WI $47,520
- Redding, CA $47,510
- Waterbury, CT $47,510
- Bozeman, MT $47,500
- Yakima, WA $47,500
- La Crosse, WI $47,480
- Hartford, CT $47,470
- Bakersfield, CA $47,430
- Chico, CA $47,400
- Albuquerque, NM $47,310
- Worcester, MA $47,290
- Medford, OR $47,230
- Portland, ME $47,200
- Sheboygan, WI $47,200
- Fond du Lac, WI $47,140
- Philadelphia, PA $47,120
- Flagstaff, AZ $47,110
- Anchorage, AK $47,080
- Lewiston, ID $47,040
- Santa Fe, NM $47,040
- Green Bay, WI $47,030
- Reno, NV $46,990
- Cheyenne, WY $46,950
- Salt Lake City, UT $46,950
- Durham, NC $46,860
- Providence, RI $46,860
- St. Cloud, MN $46,840
- Wenatchee, WA $46,810
- Las Vegas, NV $46,750
- Ann Arbor, MI $46,740
- Bismarck, ND $46,710
- Merced, CA $46,660
- Grand Forks, ND $46,600
- Phoenix, AZ $46,600
- Raleigh, NC $46,600
- Wausau, WI $46,570
- Atlantic City, NJ $46,540
- Austin, TX $46,510
- Atlanta, GA $46,370
- Winston, NC $46,370
- Omaha, NE $46,340
- Columbus, OH $46,220
- Janesville, WI $46,190
- Allentown, PA $46,180
- Cincinnati, OH $46,180
- Champaign, IL $46,060
- Indianapolis, IN $46,030
- Rockford, IL $46,010