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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary in Pennsylvania

What Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants earn in Pennsylvania, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 13 counties.

Average in PA
$45,463
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
19 of 31
published states
Workers in state
32,940
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
2
13 counties

Pay by labor market in Pennsylvania

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay by wage area in Pennsylvania
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$47,120$38,543$12,426Philadelphia County, PA
Pittsburgh, PA$44,260$36,333$15,160Allegheny County, PA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Pennsylvania counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Armstrong County, PA$44,260$36,333$19,120
2Lawrence County, PA$44,260$36,333$18,784
3Allegheny County, PA$44,260$36,333$15,160
4Westmoreland County, PA$44,260$36,333$15,160
5Washington County, PA$44,260$36,333$15,160
6Butler County, PA$44,260$36,333$15,160
7Beaver County, PA$44,260$36,333$15,160
8Fayette County, PA$44,260$36,333$15,160
9Philadelphia County, PA$47,120$38,543$12,426
10Montgomery County, PA$47,120$38,543$12,426
11Bucks County, PA$47,120$38,543$12,426
12Delaware County, PA$47,120$38,543$12,426
13Chester County, PA$47,120$38,543$12,426

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay in Pennsylvania

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Pennsylvania is $45,463, based on 32,940 workers. Among the 31 states with published data, that ranks number 19. The BLS national median for the occupation is $45,930, so Pennsylvania averages 1.0% below it.

Inside Pennsylvania, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $47,120 in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area and the lowest is $44,260 in Pittsburgh, PA, a difference of $2,860 across 2 wage areas.

Cost of living for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Pennsylvania

We compare 13 Pennsylvania counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Armstrong County, PA leaves the largest yearly margin, $19,120. Chester County, PA leaves the smallest, $12,426. The median wage covers all four basics in 13 of the 13 counties.

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants are Washington ($55,600), California ($53,773), Oregon ($51,389) and New Hampshire ($51,143).

Frequently asked questions: Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Pennsylvania

How much do Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants earn in Pennsylvania?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $45,463, from $44,260 to $47,120 depending on the labor market.

Which Pennsylvania county is best for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants?

Armstrong County, PA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($19,120). Lawrence County, PA follows at $18,784.