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21.0% Jobs Projection
$34,690 Median Salary
650 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Medical Secretaries Work in Iowa?

In Iowa, there were 4,760 people working as Medical Secretaries in the year 2018.

There were 4,390 Medical Secretaries employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 370 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Iowa

Jobs for Medical Secretaries in this state are growing at a rate of 21.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 22.5%.

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Iowa Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 650 annual job openings, and 5,650 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 Iowa?

In 2018 wages for Medical Secretaries ranged from $25,610 to $50,080 with $34,690 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.31 to $24.08. The median hourly rate was $16.68.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.36 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.32.

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

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Top Iowa 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
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 1,220 $35,530
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 1,170 $38,420
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 550 $32,280
Cedar Rapids, IA 510 $36,660
Iowa City, IA 470 $41,720
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 320 $33,890
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 160 $30,710
Dubuque, IA 160 $31,270
Ames, IA 90 $33,680

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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