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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salaries across 51 states

$44,994
National Average (Median)
$58,100
Highest: Washington
$36,290
Lowest: Mississippi

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary by State

Compare Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$36,290
$58,100

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $36,930 AK $47,870 AZ $45,820 AR $37,000 CA $54,490 CO $46,920 CT $48,500 DE $44,500 DC $49,180 FL $41,730 GA $43,160 HI $49,920 ID $44,920 IL $46,670 IN $44,060 IA $40,980 KS $43,020 KY $38,750 LA $36,930 ME $46,990 MD $47,850 MA $50,290 MI $41,100 MN $50,030 MS $36,290 MO $43,980 MT $43,740 NE $46,100 NV $46,990 NH $48,410 NJ $48,660 NM $44,230 NY $47,710 NC $44,190 ND $45,390 OH $44,280 OK $38,330 OR $50,130 PA $44,930 RI $46,860 SC $40,170 SD $45,810 TN $39,940 TX $42,910 UT $44,330 VT $48,200 VA $46,180 WA $58,100 WV $38,430 WI $48,380 WY $44,430

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Washington
$58,100
#2
California
$54,490
#3
Massachusetts
$50,290
#4
Oregon
$50,130
#5
Minnesota
$50,030

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Washington $58,100 $57,300 10,960
2 California $54,490 $56,350 115,050
3 Massachusetts $50,290 $52,910 22,210
4 Oregon $50,130 $52,640 16,840
5 Minnesota $50,030 $52,770 16,860
6 Hawaii $49,920 $50,230 2,160
7 District of Columbia $49,180 $52,770 1,930
8 New Jersey $48,660 $50,630 20,980
9 Connecticut $48,500 $51,530 6,480
10 New Hampshire $48,410 $49,080 3,680
11 Wisconsin $48,380 $49,170 7,760
12 Vermont $48,200 $49,870 2,390
13 Alaska $47,870 $48,650 2,520
14 Maryland $47,850 $49,350 17,290
15 New York $47,710 $49,540 57,720
16 Maine $46,990 $48,010 4,610
17 Nevada $46,990 $46,380 7,030
18 Colorado $46,920 $47,200 11,560
19 Rhode Island $46,860 $49,820 2,350
20 Illinois $46,670 $46,900 27,560
21 Virginia $46,180 $46,500 27,600
22 Nebraska $46,100 $46,510 4,110
23 Arizona $45,820 $46,330 18,090
24 South Dakota $45,810 $46,240 80
25 North Dakota $45,390 $46,220 1,120
26 Pennsylvania $44,930 $45,580 27,600
27 Idaho $44,920 $44,880 5,120
28 Delaware $44,500 $44,840 4,510
29 Wyoming $44,430 $45,260 1,110
30 Utah $44,330 $44,620 5,260
31 Ohio $44,280 $44,670 29,110
32 New Mexico $44,230 $44,940 4,590
33 North Carolina $44,190 $43,790 56,840
34 Indiana $44,060 $44,070 21,180
35 Missouri $43,980 $44,070 12,260
36 Montana $43,740 $43,710 4,410
37 Georgia $43,160 $43,860 39,380
38 Kansas $43,020 $43,170 6,470
39 Texas $42,910 $43,270 78,740
40 Florida $41,730 $43,720 96,000
41 Michigan $41,100 $43,260 27,960
42 Iowa $40,980 $42,790 10,560
43 South Carolina $40,170 $42,950 15,630
44 Tennessee $39,940 $42,870 41,810
45 Kentucky $38,750 $40,880 26,430
46 West Virginia $38,430 $41,170 1,550
47 Oklahoma $38,330 $40,180 8,430
48 Arkansas $37,000 $39,610 2,190
49 Alabama $36,930 $39,460 16,580
50 Louisiana $36,930 $39,230 2,970
51 Mississippi $36,290 $38,510 N/A

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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