Secretaries and Administrative Assistant Salary in the Industry of Hospitals - Privately owned

The salary statistics and trend of secretaries and administrative assistants in the industry of hospitals - privately owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare secretaries and administrative assistant salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,140
25th Percentile Wage
$30,640
50th Percentile Wage
$37,090
75th Percentile Wage
$46,070
90th Percentile Wage
$56,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for secretaries and administrative assistants in the industry of hospitals - privately owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) secretaries and administrative assistants is $56,120. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $37,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent secretaries and administrative assistants is $26,140.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secretaries and administrative assistants in the industry of Hospitals - Privately owned from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$37,090
1.70% 8.33%
2016
$36,460
1.73% -
2015
$35,830
1.73% -
2014
$35,210
0.99% -
2013
$34,860
2.47% -
2012
$34,000
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Table 3. Compare Secretaries and Administrative Assistant Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of secretaries and administrative assistants in 43 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of secretaries and administrative assistants in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$41,970
Specialty hospitals - State government owned
$41,360
Hospitals - State government owned
$40,840
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$39,420
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$38,800
Offices of Dentists
$38,390
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$37,120
Hospitals - Privately owned
$37,090
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$37,020
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$37,010
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$37,010
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$36,900
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$36,890
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
$36,890
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$36,440
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
$35,490
Hospitals - Local government owned
$35,400
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$35,400
Outpatient Care Centers
$35,190
Ambulance Services
$35,120
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
$35,070
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$34,840
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$34,700
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
$34,600
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
$34,580
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
$34,490
Other Residential Care Facilities
$34,260
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
$34,130
Offices of Physicians
$34,120
Home Health Care Services
$34,100
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$33,750
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
$33,590
Individual and Family Services
$33,210
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$33,140
Social Assistance
$33,120
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$33,030
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$32,120
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
$31,980
Child Day Care Services
$31,530
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
$31,390
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$31,190
Offices of Chiropractors
$30,370
Offices of Optometrists
$30,250

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