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23.2% Jobs Projection
$34,270 Median Salary
1,620 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Medical Secretaries in Indiana are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Medical Secretaries in Indiana is growing faster than average.

  • Medical Secretaries in Indiana earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Medical Secretaries Work in Indiana?

In Indiana, there were 13,150 people working as Medical Secretaries in the year 2018.

There were 10,990 Medical Secretaries employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 2,160 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 5,370 Medical Secretaries working in it, which means Indiana has more Medical Secretaries than average.

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Job Projections for Indiana

Jobs for Medical Secretaries in this state are growing at a rate of 23.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 22.5%.

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Indiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,620 annual job openings, and 14,030 total jobs in 2026 for Medical Secretaries in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 80,800 annual jobs and 703,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Medical Secretaries Make in Indiana?

In 2018 wages for Medical Secretaries ranged from $25,560 to $47,970 with $34,270 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.29 to $23.06. The median hourly rate was $16.48.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.15 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.33.

The median salary in Indiana is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Indiana Metros for Medical Secretaries

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Medical Secretaries.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 12,360 $36,350
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 5,550 $36,210
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 4,120 $35,560
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 2,150 $34,450
Fort Wayne, IN 1,000 $32,050
Evansville, IN-KY 500 $32,160
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 490 $36,210
Terre Haute, IN 360 $30,340
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 260 $29,730
Columbus, IN 240 $35,890
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 180 $32,080
Kokomo, IN 160 $29,430
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 150 $31,810
Muncie, IN 70 $30,910

Top States for Medical Secretaries Employment

View the list below to see where most Medical Secretaries work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 92,990 $32,960
California 83,410 $41,360
Ohio 32,010 $33,890
Michigan 26,790 $34,490
Florida 25,770 $32,540
Massachusetts 25,730 $42,070
Georgia 20,890 $34,440
Pennsylvania 19,200 $34,190
Missouri 16,750 $33,740
Illinois 16,260 $35,240
North Carolina 16,020 $33,470
Oregon 13,580 $38,520
Indiana 13,150 $34,270
Minnesota 12,450 $42,320
Arizona 12,190 $35,510
Maryland 11,560 $37,780
New Jersey 11,120 $41,740
Oklahoma 10,010 $30,960
New York 8,890 $39,220
Washington 8,200 $41,320

Below are the states where Medical Secretaries get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $44,510
Minnesota $42,320
Massachusetts $42,070
New Jersey $41,740
Hawaii $41,520
California $41,360
Washington $41,320
Connecticut $40,750
Alaska $40,210
New York $39,220

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