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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 51 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in the US earns $45,930 per year (961,610 employed). Gross pay is highest in Washington ($58,100) and lowest in Mississippi ($36,290) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay by stategross median vs take-home
StateMedian wageAfter taxesMonthly netKeptEmployed
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington $58,100 $48,863 $4,072 84.1% 10,960
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in California $54,490 $44,644 $3,720 81.9% 115,050
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Massachusetts $50,290 $40,294 $3,358 80.1% 22,210
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Oregon $50,130 $38,903 $3,242 77.6% 16,840
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Minnesota $50,030 $40,500 $3,375 81% 16,860
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Hawaii $49,920 $40,012 $3,334 80.2% 2,160
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington DC $49,180 $39,911 $3,326 81.2% 1,930
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New Jersey $48,660 $40,137 $3,345 82.5% 20,980
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Connecticut $48,500 $39,892 $3,324 82.3% 6,480
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New Hampshire $48,410 $41,077 $3,423 84.9% 3,680
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Wisconsin $48,380 $39,706 $3,309 82.1% 7,760
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Vermont $48,200 $39,728 $3,311 82.4% 2,390
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Alaska $47,870 $40,644 $3,387 84.9% 2,520
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Maryland $47,850 $38,718 $3,227 80.9% 17,290
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New York $47,710 $38,536 $3,211 80.8% 57,720
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Maine $46,990 $37,946 $3,162 80.8% 4,610
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Nevada $46,990 $39,936 $3,328 85% 7,030
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Colorado $46,920 $38,524 $3,210 82.1% 11,560
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Rhode Island $46,860 $38,692 $3,224 82.6% 2,350
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Illinois $46,670 $37,514 $3,126 80.4% 27,560
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Virginia $46,180 $37,444 $3,120 81.1% 27,600
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Nebraska $46,100 $38,003 $3,167 82.4% 4,110
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Arizona $45,820 $38,060 $3,172 83.1% 18,090
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in South Dakota $45,810 $38,988 $3,249 85.1% 80
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in North Dakota $45,390 $38,651 $3,221 85.2% 1,120
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Pennsylvania $44,930 $36,902 $3,075 82.1% 27,600
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Idaho $44,920 $37,001 $3,083 82.4% 5,120
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Delaware $44,500 $36,143 $3,012 81.2% 4,510
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Wyoming $44,430 $37,880 $3,157 85.3% 1,110
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Utah $44,330 $35,804 $2,984 80.8% 5,260
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Ohio $44,280 $37,324 $3,110 84.3% 29,110
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New Mexico $44,230 $36,784 $3,065 83.2% 4,590
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in North Carolina $44,190 $36,432 $3,036 82.4% 56,840
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Indiana $44,060 $36,312 $3,026 82.4% 21,180
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Missouri $43,980 $36,388 $3,032 82.7% 12,260
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Montana $43,740 $36,026 $3,002 82.4% 4,410
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Georgia $43,160 $35,242 $2,937 81.7% 39,380
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Kansas $43,020 $35,146 $2,929 81.7% 6,470
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Texas $42,910 $36,658 $3,055 85.4% 78,740
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Florida $41,730 $35,710 $2,976 85.6% 96,000
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Michigan $41,100 $33,708 $2,809 82% 27,960
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Iowa $40,980 $34,202 $2,850 83.5% 10,560
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in South Carolina $40,170 $33,204 $2,767 82.7% 15,630
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Tennessee $39,940 $34,272 $2,856 85.8% 41,810
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Kentucky $38,750 $32,077 $2,673 82.8% 26,430
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in West Virginia $38,430 $32,012 $2,668 83.3% 1,550
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Oklahoma $38,330 $31,799 $2,650 83% 8,430
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Arkansas $37,000 $30,679 $2,557 82.9% 2,190
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Alabama $36,930 $30,272 $2,523 82% 16,580
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Louisiana $36,930 $31,132 $2,594 84.3% 2,970
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Mississippi $36,290 $30,619 $2,552 84.4% —
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