The median annual wage for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $49,180 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,230.
Pay spans roughly $39,000 at the 10th percentile to $64,390 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.64 per hour. An estimated 32,640 people work as medical secretaries and administrative assistants in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $49,180 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,230 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.64 |
| 10th percentile | $39,000 |
| 90th percentile | $64,390 |
| Employment | 32,640 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.