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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Pittsburgh, PA earns $44,260 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,032 a month.

10th percentile
$32,120
25th percentile
$38,470
Median percentile
$44,260
75th percentile
$46,310
90th percentile
$50,350

Based on 6,020 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

$36,384 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,260
Federal income tax−$3,131
Social Security + Medicare−$3,386
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,359
Monthly take-home$3,032
Every two weeks$1,399

Does it go far here?

$46,751Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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