Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay in Columbus
$45,490avg. a year
$21.87 an hour · 5,490 employed
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in the Columbus, OH metro area earn an average of $45,490 a year. That is about the same as the Ohio average of $44,670. The U.S. average is $46,800.
$46,220Median pay
$21.87Average hourly
+2%vs. Ohio average
5,490Jobs in this metro
Other Ohio metro areas
Average pay for medical secretaries and administrative assistants in other Ohio metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
17,120 jobs
Cleveland, OH
$46,500
$22.36 an hour
27,140 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$46,470
$22.34 an hour
3200 jobs
Sandusky, OH
$44,610
$21.45 an hour
4170 jobs
Springfield, OH
$43,180
$20.76 an hour
51,740 jobs
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
$43,140
$20.74 an hour
61,800 jobs
Akron, OH
$42,980
$20.66 an hour
7160 jobs
Wheeling, WV-OH
$42,420
$20.39 an hour
81,540 jobs
Toledo, OH
$42,380
$20.37 an hour
9770 jobs
Canton-Massillon, OH
$42,080
$20.23 an hour
10420 jobs
Lima, OH
$41,980
$20.19 an hour
11250 jobs
Mansfield, OH
$40,920
$19.67 an hour
12760 jobs
Youngstown-Warren, OH
$40,710
$19.57 an hour
13190 jobs
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
$40,320
$19.38 an hour
141,240 jobs
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
$38,300
$18.42 an hour
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How Columbus compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
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Questions and answers
How much do medical secretaries and administrative assistants make in Columbus?
The average is $45,490 a year, and the median is $46,220. About 5,490 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Ohio average?
That is about the same as the Ohio average of $44,670.
Is this job common in Columbus?
It makes up 5.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.80 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: Columbus, OH metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 18140). 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.