Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant Salary by State (2026)

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants earn the most in Washington at $58,100 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $29,620 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $45,930. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median
$58,100

Washington

National median
$45,930

BLS OEWS, May 2025

Lowest median
$29,620

Puerto Rico

States reporting
54

of 54 OEWS areas

Top 5 states for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

  1. 1. Washington$58,100 median · $54,292 adjusted · 10,960 employed
  2. 2. California$54,490 median · $49,214 adjusted · 115,050 employed
  3. 3. Massachusetts$50,290 median · $47,552 adjusted · 22,210 employed
  4. 4. Oregon$50,130 median · $48,500 adjusted · 16,840 employed
  5. 5. Minnesota$50,030 median · $50,730 adjusted · 16,860 employed

Lowest-paying states for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

  1. 54. Puerto Rico$29,620 median · no price parity · 8,480 employed
  2. 53. Guam$31,680 median · no price parity · 310 employed
  3. 52. Mississippi$36,290 median · $41,735 adjusted · N/A employed
  4. 51. U.S. Virgin Islands$36,710 median · no price parity · 230 employed
  5. 50. Louisiana$36,930 median · $41,867 adjusted · 2,970 employed

Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of medical secretaries and administrative assistants OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1Washington$58,100$48,510$62,84010,960$54,292
2California$54,490$46,590$63,330115,050$49,214
3Massachusetts$50,290$47,480$58,91022,210$47,552
4Oregon$50,130$46,510$59,37016,840$48,500
5Minnesota$50,030$48,100$59,29016,860$50,730
6Hawaii$49,920$45,790$55,4202,160$45,402
7District of Columbia$49,180$46,920$58,1701,930$44,749
8New Jersey$48,660$44,080$57,40020,980$44,722
9Connecticut$48,500$46,380$57,7606,480$46,810
10New Hampshire$48,410$45,020$53,4703,680$46,474
11Wisconsin$48,380$46,490$51,9007,760$51,416
12Vermont$48,200$45,160$57,3702,390$49,205
13Alaska$47,870$43,800$54,7302,520$46,767
14Maryland$47,850$43,350$55,58017,290$45,589
15New York$47,710$44,160$56,31057,720$44,208
16Maine$46,990$43,940$49,9704,610$48,418
17Nevada$46,990$39,900$49,0107,030$47,000
18Colorado$46,920$41,190$50,66011,560$45,530
19Rhode Island$46,860$45,730$55,6902,350$45,815
20Illinois$46,670$40,320$50,17027,560$46,690
21Virginia$46,180$39,500$48,72027,600$45,676
22Nebraska$46,100$40,930$48,9404,110$51,164
23Arizona$45,820$39,090$51,26018,090$45,512
24South Dakota$45,810$43,970$47,89080$51,712
25North Dakota$45,390$39,430$50,2101,120$51,024
26Pennsylvania$44,930$39,520$49,03027,600$46,048
27Idaho$44,920$37,890$48,4405,120$47,040
28Delaware$44,500$38,640$47,7104,510$44,586
29Wyoming$44,430$38,200$49,2501,110$47,933
30Utah$44,330$37,390$49,1505,260$44,839
31Ohio$44,280$38,700$47,98029,110$47,729
32New Mexico$44,230$38,570$49,1504,590$47,966
33North Carolina$44,190$37,930$47,44056,840$46,848
34Indiana$44,060$38,040$47,19021,180$47,209
35Missouri$43,980$37,440$48,44012,260$48,427
36Montana$43,740$38,580$47,3504,410$46,215
37Georgia$43,160$36,910$47,78039,380$44,822
38Kansas$43,020$37,870$46,8106,470$47,764
39Texas$42,910$37,170$47,85078,740$44,211
40Florida$41,730$37,570$47,30096,000$40,352
41Michigan$41,100$37,950$46,99027,960$42,716
42Iowa$40,980$37,560$46,98010,560$46,694
43South Carolina$40,170$36,940$46,69015,630$42,848
44Tennessee$39,940$36,320$46,73041,810$43,474
45Kentucky$38,750$35,940$45,95026,430$42,980
46West Virginia$38,430$36,160$46,2601,550$42,940
47Oklahoma$38,330$35,550$45,9008,430$43,635
48Arkansas$37,000$34,880$42,4002,190$42,560
49Alabama$36,930$33,800$44,99016,580$41,577
50Louisiana$36,930$34,270$44,3302,970$41,867
51U.S. Virgin Islands$36,710$31,750$42,840230N/A
52Mississippi$36,290$31,250$43,090N/A$41,735
53Guam$31,680$27,400$36,760310N/A
54Puerto Rico$29,620$22,670$39,5208,480N/A

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $58,100, while Washington leads once prices are taken into account at $54,292.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants the most?

Washington reports the highest median wage for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants at $58,100 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($54,490) and Massachusetts ($50,290).

Which state pays Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants the least?

Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants at $29,620 a year, $28,480 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants earn the most after cost of living?

Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Washington first at $54,292 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $58,100. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

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