Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary by location
National median: $45,930 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $69,350 | +51.0% | 6,340 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $61,830 | +34.6% | 510 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $61,330 | +33.5% | 13,660 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $61,220 | +33.3% | 990 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $60,350 | +31.4% | 6,420 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $60,240 | +31.2% | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $58,830 | +28.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $58,100 | +26.5% | 10,960 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $57,730 | +25.7% | 7,710 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $55,670 | +21.2% | 230 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $54,740 | +19.2% | 840 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $54,560 | +18.8% | 8,290 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $54,490 | +18.6% | 115,050 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $52,900 | +15.2% | 320 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $52,570 | +14.5% | 290 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $51,940 | +13.1% | 560 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $51,870 | +12.9% | 8,920 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $51,650 | +12.5% | 310 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $51,650 | +12.5% | 11,260 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $51,610 | +12.4% | 490 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $51,600 | +12.3% | 16,330 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $51,410 | +11.9% | 40,380 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $50,860 | +10.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $50,780 | +10.6% | 350 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $50,740 | +10.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $50,640 | +10.3% | 1,290 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $50,340 | +9.6% | 290 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $50,290 | +9.5% | 22,210 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $50,250 | +9.4% | 1,600 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $50,230 | +9.4% | 720 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $50,230 | +9.4% | 300 | 2025 |
| Iowa City, IA | metropolitan | $50,130 | +9.1% | 1,290 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $50,130 | +9.1% | 16,840 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $50,090 | +9.1% | 1,570 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $50,030 | +8.9% | 16,860 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $49,920 | +8.7% | 2,160 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $49,900 | +8.6% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $49,890 | +8.6% | 840 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $49,830 | +8.5% | 270 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $49,820 | +8.5% | 10,530 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $49,800 | +8.4% | 2,460 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $49,730 | +8.3% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $49,630 | +8.1% | 950 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $49,600 | +8.0% | 310 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $49,460 | +7.7% | 1,580 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $49,430 | +7.6% | 300 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $49,230 | +7.2% | 52,640 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $49,200 | +7.1% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $49,180 | +7.1% | 1,930 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $49,180 | +7.1% | 920 | 2025 |
| Mankato, MN | metropolitan | $49,160 | +7.0% | 350 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $48,930 | +6.5% | 530 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $48,920 | +6.5% | 1,440 | 2025 |
| Minot, ND | metropolitan | $48,880 | +6.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $48,790 | +6.2% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $48,660 | +5.9% | 20,980 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $48,560 | +5.7% | 2,220 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $48,500 | +5.6% | 6,480 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $48,410 | +5.4% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $48,410 | +5.4% | 3,680 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $48,380 | +5.3% | 2,080 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $48,380 | +5.3% | 7,760 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $48,380 | +5.3% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $48,280 | +5.1% | 18,960 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $48,200 | +4.9% | 2,390 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $48,130 | +4.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $48,120 | +4.8% | 3,410 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $48,090 | +4.7% | 220 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $47,970 | +4.4% | 350 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $47,950 | +4.4% | 1,360 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $47,880 | +4.2% | 320 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $47,870 | +4.2% | 2,520 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $47,870 | +4.2% | 790 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $47,850 | +4.2% | 17,290 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $47,850 | +4.2% | 430 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $47,810 | +4.1% | 5,980 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $47,780 | +4.0% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $47,750 | +4.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $47,750 | +4.0% | 500 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $47,720 | +3.9% | 310 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $47,710 | +3.9% | 57,720 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $47,680 | +3.8% | 8,640 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $47,680 | +3.8% | 20,020 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | metropolitan | $47,640 | +3.7% | 650 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $47,610 | +3.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $47,560 | +3.5% | 190 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $47,560 | +3.5% | 900 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $47,520 | +3.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $47,510 | +3.4% | 590 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $47,510 | +3.4% | 490 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $47,500 | +3.4% | 570 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $47,500 | +3.4% | 340 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $47,480 | +3.4% | 370 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $47,470 | +3.4% | 2,520 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $47,430 | +3.3% | 1,670 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $47,400 | +3.2% | 630 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $47,310 | +3.0% | 2,480 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $47,290 | +3.0% | 2,860 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $47,230 | +2.8% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $47,200 | +2.8% | 2,020 | 2025 |