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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary in Massachusetts

What Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants earn in Massachusetts, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 5 counties.

Average in MA
$50,191
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
6 of 29
published states
Workers in state
25,420
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
5 counties

Pay by labor market in Massachusetts

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay by wage area in Massachusetts
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$51,600$41,229$3,700Middlesex County, MA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Massachusetts counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Plymouth County, MA$51,600$41,229$6,064
2Essex County, MA$51,600$41,229$5,344
3Middlesex County, MA$51,600$41,229$3,700
4Norfolk County, MA$51,600$41,229$2,116
5Suffolk County, MA$51,600$41,229$2,068

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay in Massachusetts

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Massachusetts is $50,191, based on 25,420 workers. Among the 29 states with published data, that ranks number 6. The BLS national median for the occupation is $45,930, so Massachusetts averages 9.3% above it.

Published data for Massachusetts currently covers the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, with a local median wage of $51,600.

Cost of living for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Massachusetts

We compare 5 Massachusetts counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin, $6,064. Suffolk County, MA leaves the smallest, $2,068. The median wage covers all four basics in 5 of the 5 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 Massachusetts

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $50,191.

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

Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($6,064). Essex County, MA follows at $5,344.