Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$68,750avg. a year
$33.05 an hour · 6,340 employed
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area earn an average of $68,750 a year. That is $12,400 (22%) more than the California average of $56,350. The U.S. average is $46,800.
$69,350Median pay
$33.05Average hourly
+22%vs. California average
6,340Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for medical secretaries and administrative assistants in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
113,660 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$64,580
$31.05 an hour
2990 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$63,880
$30.71 an hour
3510 jobs
Napa, CA
$63,500
$30.53 an hour
41,190 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$60,980
$29.32 an hour
57,710 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$57,130
$27.46 an hour
61,600 jobs
Modesto, CA
$55,310
$26.59 an hour
7840 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$55,180
$26.53 an hour
811,260 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$54,770
$26.33 an hour
9720 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$54,640
$26.27 an hour
1040,380 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$54,150
$26.04 an hour
1110,530 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$53,060
$25.51 an hour
122,460 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$53,000
$25.48 an hour
131,040 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$52,790
$25.38 an hour
14950 jobs
Salinas, CA
$52,540
$25.26 an hour
15270 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$51,580
$24.80 an hour
161,360 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$51,420
$24.72 an hour
17310 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$51,180
$24.61 an hour
183,410 jobs
Fresno, CA
$50,730
$24.39 an hour
191,670 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$50,220
$24.14 an hour
20900 jobs
Visalia, CA
$49,930
$24.01 an hour
21630 jobs
Chico, CA
$49,920
$24.00 an hour
22590 jobs
Redding, CA
$49,410
$23.75 an hour
23350 jobs
Merced, CA
$48,230
$23.19 an hour
24290 jobs
El Centro, CA
$47,560
$22.87 an hour
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How San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara compares
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Questions and answers
How much do medical secretaries and administrative assistants make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara?
The average is $68,750 a year, and the median is $69,350. About 6,340 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $12,400 (22%) more than the California average of $56,350.
Is this job common in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara?
It makes up 5.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.90 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-6013. Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41940). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.