Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$48,130avg. a year
$23.14 an hour · 15,550 employed
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area earn an average of $48,130 a year. That is $2,550 (6%) more than the Pennsylvania average of $45,580. The U.S. average is $46,800.
$47,120Median pay
$23.14Average hourly
+6%vs. Pennsylvania average
15,550Jobs 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.
11,960 jobs
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
$46,000
$22.11 an hour
2690 jobs
Reading, PA
$45,530
$21.89 an hour
3190 jobs
Lebanon, PA
$45,240
$21.75 an hour
4210 jobs
Chambersburg, PA
$45,220
$21.74 an hour
51,380 jobs
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
$45,190
$21.73 an hour
6980 jobs
Lancaster, PA
$44,560
$21.43 an hour
7110 jobs
Gettysburg, PA
$44,370
$21.33 an hour
8890 jobs
York-Hanover, PA
$44,220
$21.26 an hour
91,000 jobs
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
$43,370
$20.85 an hour
106,020 jobs
Pittsburgh, PA
$43,260
$20.80 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do medical secretaries and administrative assistants make in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington?
The average is $48,130 a year, and the median is $47,120. About 15,550 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Pennsylvania average?
That is $2,550 (6%) more than the Pennsylvania average of $45,580.
Is this job common in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington?
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: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 37980). 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.