Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$51,870avg. a year
$24.94 an hour · 52,640 employed
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $51,870 a year. That is $2,330 (5%) more than the New York average of $49,540. The U.S. average is $46,800.
$49,230Median pay
$24.94Average hourly
+5%vs. New York average
52,640Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for medical secretaries and administrative assistants in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
12,040 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$46,530
$22.37 an hour
23,110 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$46,340
$22.28 an hour
3390 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$45,490
$21.87 an hour
4290 jobs
Kingston, NY
$45,420
$21.84 an hour
52,240 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$44,860
$21.57 an hour
61,870 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$44,680
$21.48 an hour
74,510 jobs
Rochester, NY
$43,900
$21.11 an hour
8690 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$43,710
$21.01 an hour
9620 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$43,030
$20.69 an hour
10220 jobs
Elmira, NY
$42,550
$20.46 an hour
11260 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$40,780
$19.61 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do medical secretaries and administrative assistants make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $51,870 a year, and the median is $49,230. About 52,640 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $2,330 (5%) more than the New York average of $49,540.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 5.5 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: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). 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.