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Medical Secretaries in New York

Is New York a good place for you to work as a Medical Secretary?

26.5% Jobs Projection
$39,220 Median Salary
2,040 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Medical Secretaries Work in New York?

In New York, there were 8,890 people working as Medical Secretaries in the year 2018.

There were 10,060 Medical Secretaries employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,170 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for New York

Jobs for Medical Secretaries in this state are growing at a rate of 26.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 22.5%.

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New York Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 2,040 annual job openings, and a total of 17,600 jobs for New York Medical Secretaries in 2026.

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

What do Medical Secretaries Make in New York?

In 2018 wages for Medical Secretaries ranged from $27,820 to $56,900 with $39,220 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.38 to $27.36. The median hourly rate was $18.86.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.82 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.04.

The median salary in New York is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New York 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 13,850 $43,460
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 850 $36,050
Rochester, NY 570 $33,860
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 400 $35,910
Syracuse, NY 360 $31,770
Utica-Rome, NY 120 $30,490
Binghamton, NY 70 $32,350
Kingston, NY 30 $36,840

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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