Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary

United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025

National market range

$39K–$51K

Median

$45,930

25th percentile

$38,570

75th percentile

$50,580

By state

State

Median

Range · 25th–75th

vs national

Alabama

$36,930

$34K–$45K

-20%

Alaska

$47,870

$44K–$55K

+4%

Arizona

$45,820

$39K–$51K

Arkansas

$37,000

$35K–$42K

-19%

California

$54,490

$47K–$63K

+19%

Colorado

$46,920

$41K–$51K

+2%

Connecticut

$48,500

$46K–$58K

+6%

Delaware

$44,500

$39K–$48K

-3%

District of Columbia

$49,180

$47K–$58K

+7%

Florida

$41,730

$38K–$47K

-9%

Georgia

$43,160

$37K–$48K

-6%

Guam

$31,680

$27K–$37K

-31%

Hawaii

$49,920

$46K–$55K

+9%

Idaho

$44,920

$38K–$48K

-2%

Illinois

$46,670

$40K–$50K

+2%

Indiana

$44,060

$38K–$47K

-4%

Iowa

$40,980

$38K–$47K

-11%

Kansas

$43,020

$38K–$47K

-6%

Kentucky

$38,750

$36K–$46K

-16%

Louisiana

$36,930

$34K–$44K

-20%

Maine

$46,990

$44K–$50K

+2%

Maryland

$47,850

$43K–$56K

+4%

Massachusetts

$50,290

$47K–$59K

+9%

Michigan

$41,100

$38K–$47K

-11%

Minnesota

$50,030

$48K–$59K

+9%

Mississippi

$36,290

$31K–$43K

-21%

Missouri

$43,980

$37K–$48K

-4%

Montana

$43,740

$39K–$47K

-5%

Nebraska

$46,100

$41K–$49K

Nevada

$46,990

$40K–$49K

+2%

New Hampshire

$48,410

$45K–$53K

+5%

New Jersey

$48,660

$44K–$57K

+6%

New Mexico

$44,230

$39K–$49K

-4%

New York

$47,710

$44K–$56K

+4%

North Carolina

$44,190

$38K–$47K

-4%

North Dakota

$45,390

$39K–$50K

-1%

Ohio

$44,280

$39K–$48K

-4%

Oklahoma

$38,330

$36K–$46K

-17%

Oregon

$50,130

$47K–$59K

+9%

Pennsylvania

$44,930

$40K–$49K

-2%

Puerto Rico

$29,620

$23K–$40K

-36%

Rhode Island

$46,860

$46K–$56K

+2%

South Carolina

$40,170

$37K–$47K

-13%

South Dakota

$45,810

$44K–$48K

Tennessee

$39,940

$36K–$47K

-13%

Texas

$42,910

$37K–$48K

-7%

the U.S. Virgin Islands

$36,710

$32K–$43K

-20%

Utah

$44,330

$37K–$49K

-3%

Vermont

$48,200

$45K–$57K

+5%

Virginia

$46,180

$40K–$49K

+1%

Washington

$58,100

$49K–$63K

+26%

West Virginia

$38,430

$36K–$46K

-16%

Wisconsin

$48,380

$46K–$52K

+5%

Wyoming

$44,430

$38K–$49K

-3%

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.

Women are 73% of office and administrative support occupations nationally, and earn 88¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender, and that is the point.

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