Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

$60,670avg. a year
$29.17 an hour · 6,420 employed

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earn an average of $60,670 a year. That is $3,370 (6%) more than the Washington average of $57,300. The U.S. average is $46,800.

$60,350Median pay
$29.17Average hourly
+6%vs. Washington average
6,420Jobs in this metro

Other Washington metro areas

Average pay for medical secretaries and administrative assistants in other Washington metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.

150 jobs
Longview-Kelso, WA
$56,320
$27.08 an hour
28,290 jobs
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$55,450
$26.66 an hour
3230 jobs
Bellingham, WA
$54,520
$26.21 an hour
4320 jobs
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
$54,190
$26.06 an hour
5350 jobs
Kennewick-Richland, WA
$53,900
$25.91 an hour
6220 jobs
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$53,410
$25.68 an hour
7180 jobs
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
$53,200
$25.58 an hour
81,090 jobs
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
$51,990
$25.00 an hour
960 jobs
Walla Walla, WA
$51,700
$24.86 an hour
10160 jobs
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
$49,160
$23.64 an hour
11340 jobs
Yakima, WA
$47,580
$22.88 an hour
12140 jobs
Lewiston, ID-WA
$45,720
$21.98 an hour

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How Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue compares

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Questions and answers

How much do medical secretaries and administrative assistants make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?

The average is $60,670 a year, and the median is $60,350. About 6,420 people work in this job in the metro area.

Is that more than the Washington average?

That is $3,370 (6%) more than the Washington average of $57,300.

Is this job common in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?

It makes up 3.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.50 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: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 42660). 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.