Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay in Pittsburgh
$43,260avg. a year
$20.80 an hour · 6,020 employed
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area earn an average of $43,260 a year. That is $2,320 (5%) less than the Pennsylvania average of $45,580. The U.S. average is $46,800.
$44,260Median pay
$20.80Average hourly
-5%vs. Pennsylvania average
6,020Jobs in this metro
Other Pennsylvania metro areas
Average pay for medical secretaries and administrative assistants in other Pennsylvania metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
115,550 jobs
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
$48,130
$23.14 an hour
21,960 jobs
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
$46,000
$22.11 an hour
3690 jobs
Reading, PA
$45,530
$21.89 an hour
4190 jobs
Lebanon, PA
$45,240
$21.75 an hour
5210 jobs
Chambersburg, PA
$45,220
$21.74 an hour
61,380 jobs
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
$45,190
$21.73 an hour
7980 jobs
Lancaster, PA
$44,560
$21.43 an hour
8110 jobs
Gettysburg, PA
$44,370
$21.33 an hour
9890 jobs
York-Hanover, PA
$44,220
$21.26 an hour
101,000 jobs
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
$43,370
$20.85 an hour
11150 jobs
Williamsport, PA
$42,990
$20.67 an hour
12570 jobs
Erie, PA
$42,960
$20.65 an hour
13250 jobs
State College, PA
$42,620
$20.49 an hour
14210 jobs
Johnstown, PA
$41,320
$19.86 an hour
15280 jobs
Altoona, PA
$41,100
$19.76 an hour
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How Pittsburgh compares
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Questions and answers
How much do medical secretaries and administrative assistants make in Pittsburgh?
The average is $43,260 a year, and the median is $44,260. About 6,020 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Pennsylvania average?
That is $2,320 (5%) less than the Pennsylvania average of $45,580.
Is this job common in Pittsburgh?
It makes up 5.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.87 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: Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 38300). 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.