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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary in DC

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in DC have a median annual salary of $49,180, with 1,930 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $45,400 at the 10th percentile to $59,810 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$49,180

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$23.64

Employment

1,930

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$45,400
10th
$46,920
25th
$49,180
Median
$58,170
75th
$59,810
90th

Local compared with national

DC

$49,180

Median annual · 2025

United States

$45,930

Median annual · 2025

The DC median is 7.1% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $3,250).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.9
  3. 3.Service OrientationImportance 3.6
  4. 4.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.5
  5. 5.WritingImportance 3.1
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.1
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 3.1
  8. 8.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1
  9. 9.Time ManagementImportance 3.1
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  11. 11.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0
  12. 12.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.9

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsys MicroMD
  • NaviMedix NaviNet
  • Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft
  • PracticeWorks Systems Kodak WINOMS CS
  • Scheduling software
  • Web browser software
  • Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance CMS Secure Net Access Portal C-SNAP
  • Accounts payable software
  • Accounts receivable software
  • Addressing software

Common tasks

  • Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
  • Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.
  • Complete insurance or other claim forms.
  • Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
  • Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
  • Maintain medical records, technical library, or correspondence files.
  • Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
  • Interview patients to complete documents, case histories, or forms, such as intake or insurance forms.
  • Operate office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems, and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statements, letters, case histories, or medical records.
  • Perform bookkeeping duties, such as credits or collections, preparing and sending financial statements or bills, and keeping financial records.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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