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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary in Georgia

What Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants earn in Georgia, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 29 counties.

Average in GA
$42,717
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
22 of 25
published states
Workers in state
41,120
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
29 counties

Pay by labor market in Georgia

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay by wage area in Georgia
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166Fulton County, GA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Georgia counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Meriwether County, GA$46,370$37,603$21,402
2Haralson County, GA$46,370$37,603$21,210
3Butts County, GA$46,370$37,603$19,554
4Lumpkin County, GA$46,370$37,603$17,934
5Morgan County, GA$46,370$37,603$15,966
6Fulton County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
7Gwinnett County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
8Cobb County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
9DeKalb County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
10Clayton County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
11Cherokee County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
12Forsyth County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
13Henry County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
14Paulding County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
15Coweta County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
16Douglas County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
17Carroll County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
18Fayette County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
19Newton County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
20Bartow County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
21Walton County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
22Rockdale County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
23Barrow County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
24Spalding County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166
25Pickens County, GA$46,370$37,603$11,166

Showing 25 of 29 counties. Every county page carries the full payslip.

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay in Georgia

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Georgia is $42,717, based on 41,120 workers. Among the 25 states with published data, that ranks number 22. The BLS national median for the occupation is $45,930, so Georgia averages 7.0% below it.

Published data for Georgia currently covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area, with a local median wage of $46,370.

Cost of living for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Georgia

We compare 29 Georgia counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin, $21,402. Heard County, GA leaves the smallest, $11,166. The median wage covers all four basics in 29 of the 29 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 Georgia

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $42,717.

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

Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($21,402). Haralson County, GA follows at $21,210.