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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Baltimore, MD

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $47,680 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,136 a month.

10th percentile
$39,050
25th percentile
$43,930
Median percentile
$47,680
75th percentile
$52,780
90th percentile
$60,660

Based on 8,640 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$37,630 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,680
Federal income tax−$3,542
Social Security + Medicare−$3,648
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$2,861
Monthly take-home$3,136
Every two weeks$1,447

Does it go far here?

$45,632Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

All medical secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland