Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay in Rochester
$43,900avg. a year
$21.11 an hour · 4,510 employed
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in the Rochester, NY metro area earn an average of $43,900 a year. That is $5,640 (11%) less than the New York average of $49,540. The U.S. average is $46,800.
$44,380Median pay
$21.11Average hourly
-11%vs. New York average
4,510Jobs 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.
152,640 jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$51,870
$24.94 an hour
22,040 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$46,530
$22.37 an hour
33,110 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$46,340
$22.28 an hour
4390 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$45,490
$21.87 an hour
5290 jobs
Kingston, NY
$45,420
$21.84 an hour
62,240 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$44,860
$21.57 an hour
71,870 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$44,680
$21.48 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 Rochester compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Rochester
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $48,090 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $46,630 |
| Office Clerks, General | $44,210 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $73,320 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $53,340 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $74,350 |
Questions and answers
How much do medical secretaries and administrative assistants make in Rochester?
The average is $43,900 a year, and the median is $44,380. About 4,510 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $5,640 (11%) less than the New York average of $49,540.
Is this job common in Rochester?
It makes up 9.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.48 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: Rochester, NY metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 40380). 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.