State wages ยท Cost of living
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay by state
The highest published median is in Washington, at $56,920. Washington leads after cost of living, at $53,190. Nebraska has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($44,640).
National median
$44,640
Highest state median
$56,920
Washington
Best adjusted pay
$53,190
Washington
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $38,150Higher: $53,190Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Washington | $56,920 | +27.5% | 107.013 | $53,190 | 1 |
| South Dakota | $44,420 | -0.5% | 88.586 | $50,140 | 2 |
| Wisconsin | $46,880 | +5.0% | 94.095 | $49,820 | 3 |
| Nebraska | $44,780 | +0.3% | 90.103 | $49,700 | 4 |
| North Dakota | $44,040 | -1.3% | 88.959 | $49,510 | 5 |
| Minnesota | $48,820 | +9.4% | 98.621 | $49,500 | 6 |
| Oregon | $49,570 | +11.0% | 103.361 | $47,960 | 7 |
| California | $52,720 | +18.1% | 110.72 | $47,620 | 8 |
| Massachusetts | $50,190 | +12.4% | 105.757 | $47,460 | 9 |
| Alaska | $48,160 | +7.9% | 102.359 | $47,050 | 10 |
| Connecticut | $48,720 | +9.1% | 103.61 | $47,020 | 11 |
| Vermont | $45,840 | +2.7% | 97.958 | $46,800 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | $47,540 | +6.5% | 102.28 | $46,480 | 13 |
| Missouri | $42,030 | -5.8% | 90.817 | $46,280 | 14 |
| Arizona | $46,510 | +4.2% | 100.677 | $46,200 | 15 |
| Maine | $44,690 | +0.1% | 97.05 | $46,050 | 16 |
| New Mexico | $41,810 | -6.3% | 92.212 | $45,340 | 17 |
| Ohio | $41,980 | -6.0% | 92.774 | $45,250 | 18 |
| Illinois | $45,200 | +1.3% | 99.958 | $45,220 | 19 |
| Wyoming | $41,760 | -6.5% | 92.691 | $45,050 | 20 |
| Iowa | $39,240 | -12.1% | 87.762 | $44,710 | 21 |
| New Hampshire | $46,550 | +4.3% | 104.165 | $44,690 | 22 |
| Indiana | $41,640 | -6.7% | 93.329 | $44,620 | 23 |
| New York | $48,090 | +7.7% | 107.921 | $44,560 | 24 |
| Maryland | $46,690 | +4.6% | 104.959 | $44,480 | 25 |
| Hawaii | $48,620 | +8.9% | 109.951 | $44,220 | 26 |
| Pennsylvania | $42,990 | -3.7% | 97.572 | $44,060 | 27 |
| Colorado | $45,390 | +1.7% | 103.052 | $44,050 | 28 |
| Idaho | $41,920 | -6.1% | 95.494 | $43,900 | 29 |
| Kansas | $39,540 | -11.4% | 90.068 | $43,900 | 29 |
| Nevada | $43,870 | -1.7% | 99.979 | $43,880 | 31 |
| Virginia | $44,260 | -0.9% | 101.104 | $43,780 | 32 |
| Delaware | $43,190 | -3.2% | 99.808 | $43,270 | 33 |
| Oklahoma | $37,990 | -14.9% | 87.843 | $43,250 | 34 |
| District of Columbia | $47,240 | +5.8% | 109.901 | $42,980 | 35 |
| New Jersey | $46,610 | +4.4% | 108.805 | $42,840 | 36 |
| Georgia | $40,880 | -8.4% | 96.293 | $42,450 | 37 |
| North Carolina | $39,930 | -10.6% | 94.326 | $42,330 | 38 |
| Kentucky | $38,010 | -14.9% | 90.159 | $42,160 | 39 |
| Montana | $39,870 | -10.7% | 94.645 | $42,130 | 40 |
| West Virginia | $37,660 | -15.6% | 89.497 | $42,080 | 41 |
| Mississippi | $36,570 | -18.1% | 86.953 | $42,060 | 42 |
| Tennessee | $38,630 | -13.5% | 91.87 | $42,050 | 43 |
| Michigan | $40,050 | -10.3% | 96.217 | $41,620 | 44 |
| South Carolina | $38,760 | -13.2% | 93.749 | $41,340 | 45 |
| Arkansas | $35,910 | -19.6% | 86.937 | $41,310 | 46 |
| Utah | $40,470 | -9.3% | 98.864 | $40,940 | 47 |
| Alabama | $36,310 | -18.7% | 88.823 | $40,880 | 48 |
| Texas | $39,560 | -11.4% | 97.057 | $40,760 | 49 |
| Louisiana | $35,930 | -19.5% | 88.207 | $40,730 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.