The highest-paying states for medical secretaries (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of medical secretaries in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $47,990, Washington is the highest paying state for medical secretaries. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $47,140). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of medical secretaries in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $47,990 |
$38,170 | 8,890 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $47,140 |
$37,380 | 1,360 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $47,100 |
$37,800 | 22,900 |
| 4 | Oregon | $46,270 |
$35,750 | 12,840 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $46,230 |
$36,560 | 5,000 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $46,190 |
$38,070 | 15,370 |
| 7 | California | $45,760 |
$34,350 | 108,430 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $45,650 |
$36,070 | 8,150 |
| 9 | New York | $45,240 |
$33,370 | 41,590 |
| 10 | Alaska | $45,220 |
$33,170 | 2,040 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $44,650 |
$36,770 | 1,680 |
| 12 | Hawaii | $42,110 |
$33,910 | 1,380 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $40,710 |
$34,850 | 3,810 |
| 14 | Maryland | $40,210 |
$31,520 | 9,730 |
| 15 | Maine | $39,830 |
$32,430 | 2,540 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $39,590 |
$35,360 | 5,180 |
| 17 | South Dakota | $39,540 |
$34,930 | 140 |
| 18 | Virginia | $39,410 |
$29,990 | 12,210 |
| 19 | Illinois | $39,010 |
$32,020 | 18,810 |
| 20 | Colorado | $38,920 |
$30,690 | 9,790 |
| 21 | Arizona | $38,900 |
$33,260 | 15,060 |
| 22 | North Dakota | $38,630 |
$30,520 | 790 |
| 23 | Vermont | $38,490 |
$35,460 | 2,230 |
| 24 | Delaware | $37,950 |
$30,640 | 5,330 |
| 25 | Nebraska | $37,750 |
$30,810 | 3,840 |
| 26 | Ohio | $37,750 |
$30,360 | 26,430 |
| 27 | Michigan | $37,730 |
$30,380 | 25,940 |
| 28 | Wyoming | $37,650 |
$30,920 | 1,040 |
| 29 | North Carolina | $37,640 |
$30,100 | 19,470 |
| 30 | Nevada | $37,440 |
$30,700 | 3,290 |
| 31 | Indiana | $37,230 |
$29,900 | 12,070 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $37,120 |
$29,780 | 33,830 |
| 33 | Alabama | $37,080 |
$27,810 | 5,080 |
| 34 | Kansas | $36,950 |
$28,920 | 6,160 |
| 35 | Texas | $36,940 |
$27,880 | 56,810 |
| 36 | New Mexico | $36,880 |
$29,810 | 2,240 |
| 37 | Idaho | $36,770 |
$27,640 | 2,150 |
| 38 | Florida | $36,710 |
$29,470 | 69,250 |
| 39 | Missouri | $36,680 |
$29,310 | 13,050 |
| 40 | Utah | $36,640 |
$29,250 | 4,930 |
| 41 | Iowa | $36,600 |
$28,660 | 8,970 |
| 42 | Georgia | $36,500 |
$29,050 | 10,420 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $36,360 |
$29,290 | 8,710 |
| 44 | Montana | $36,100 |
$29,620 | 4,540 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $35,990 |
$27,040 | 8,750 |
| 46 | Virgin Islands | $35,930 |
$22,980 | 120 |
| 47 | Tennessee | $35,540 |
$28,180 | 16,790 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $35,440 |
$28,590 | 1,620 |
| 49 | Kentucky | $35,220 |
$27,440 | 14,850 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $34,390 |
$27,020 | 1,790 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $33,870 |
$27,040 | 1,490 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $31,600 |
$23,450 | 3,840 |
| 53 | Guam | $28,440 |
$21,940 | 250 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,770 |
$17,680 | 7,260 |