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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary in Arizona

What Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants earn in Arizona, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 2 counties.

Average in AZ
$45,640
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
16 of 25
published states
Workers in state
17,790
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
2 counties

Pay by labor market in Arizona

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay by wage area in Arizona
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,600$38,782$13,284Maricopa County, AZ

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Arizona counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Maricopa County, AZ$46,600$38,782$13,284
2Pinal County, AZ$46,600$38,782$13,284

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay in Arizona

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Arizona is $45,640, based on 17,790 workers. Among the 25 states with published data, that ranks number 16. The BLS national median for the occupation is $45,930, so Arizona averages 0.6% below it.

Published data for Arizona currently covers the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ area, with a local median wage of $46,600.

Cost of living for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Arizona

We compare 2 Arizona counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Maricopa County, AZ leaves the largest yearly margin, $13,284. Pinal County, AZ leaves the smallest, $13,284. The median wage covers all four basics in 2 of the 2 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 Arizona

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $45,640.

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

Maricopa County, AZ leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($13,284). Pinal County, AZ follows at $13,284.