Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary in California

Ranked #2 of 51 · CA

20.4% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $56,350 ≈ $27/hr
Median annual salary $54,490
Employment 115,050

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $40,650P25 $46,590 Median $54,490P75 $63,330P90 $76,020

About 80% of medical secretaries and administrative assistantss in California earn between $40,650 and $76,020. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

California
$56,350
U.S. average
$46,800

The mean medical secretaries and administrative assistants salary in California is $56,350, about 20.4% above the U.S. average ($46,800). That works out to roughly $27/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in California

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $69,350 $68,750 6,340
Napa, CA $61,830 $63,500 510
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $61,330 $64,580 13,660
Vallejo, CA $61,220 $63,880 990
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $60,240 $60,980 1,190
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $57,730 $57,130 7,710
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $54,740 $55,180 840
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $51,650 $54,770 11,260

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