Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay in Richmond
$44,230avg. a year
$21.26 an hour · 4,140 employed
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in the Richmond, VA metro area earn an average of $44,230 a year. That is $2,270 (5%) less than the Virginia average of $46,500. The U.S. average is $46,800.
$44,310Median pay
$21.26Average hourly
-5%vs. Virginia average
4,140Jobs in this metro
Other Virginia metro areas
Average pay for medical secretaries and administrative assistants in other Virginia metro areas. Swipe to see all 10.
118,960 jobs
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
$50,970
$24.50 an hour
2830 jobs
Charlottesville, VA
$45,750
$21.99 an hour
3270 jobs
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
$44,210
$21.25 an hour
4410 jobs
Winchester, VA-WV
$43,890
$21.10 an hour
54,970 jobs
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
$43,830
$21.07 an hour
6260 jobs
Harrisonburg, VA
$43,700
$21.01 an hour
7700 jobs
Lynchburg, VA
$43,100
$20.72 an hour
8310 jobs
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
$42,740
$20.55 an hour
91,580 jobs
Roanoke, VA
$40,400
$19.43 an hour
101,600 jobs
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
$40,080
$19.27 an hour
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How Richmond compares
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Questions and answers
How much do medical secretaries and administrative assistants make in Richmond?
The average is $44,230 a year, and the median is $44,310. About 4,140 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Virginia average?
That is $2,270 (5%) less than the Virginia average of $46,500.
Is this job common in Richmond?
It makes up 6.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.01 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: Richmond, VA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 40060). 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.