Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$45,970avg. a year
$22.10 an hour · 12,970 employed
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area earn an average of $45,970 a year. That is $3,100 (7%) more than the Tennessee average of $42,870. The U.S. average is $46,800.
$45,570Median pay
$22.10Average hourly
+7%vs. Tennessee average
12,970Jobs in this metro
Other Tennessee metro areas
Average pay for medical secretaries and administrative assistants in other Tennessee metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
17,180 jobs
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
$43,290
$20.81 an hour
26,280 jobs
Knoxville, TN
$42,300
$20.34 an hour
33,590 jobs
Chattanooga, TN-GA
$41,680
$20.04 an hour
41,080 jobs
Jackson, TN
$40,420
$19.44 an hour
5510 jobs
Cleveland, TN
$40,410
$19.43 an hour
61,600 jobs
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
$40,080
$19.27 an hour
71,130 jobs
Clarksville, TN-KY
$39,850
$19.16 an hour
8560 jobs
Morristown, TN
$39,570
$19.02 an hour
91,580 jobs
Johnson City, TN
$39,320
$18.90 an hour
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How Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin compares
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Questions and answers
How much do medical secretaries and administrative assistants make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin?
The average is $45,970 a year, and the median is $45,570. About 12,970 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Tennessee average?
That is $3,100 (7%) more than the Tennessee average of $42,870.
Is this job common in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin?
It makes up 11.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.91 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: Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 34980). 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.