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16.9% Jobs Projection
$34,190 Median Salary
3,280 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Medical Secretaries Work in Pennsylvania?

There were approximately 19,200 workers employed as Medical Secretaries in this state in 2018.

There were 21,560 Medical Secretaries employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 2,360 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Medical Secretaries in this state are growing at a rate of 16.9% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 22.5%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 3,280 annual job openings, and a total of 28,990 jobs for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Medical Secretaries ranged from $25,850 to $49,550 with $34,190 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.43 to $23.82. The median hourly rate was $16.44.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.31 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.13.

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

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Top Pennsylvania 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
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 12,210 $38,200
Pittsburgh, PA 3,090 $33,950
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 1,500 $32,590
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 1,320 $29,980
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 1,200 $30,140
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 940 $34,620
Lancaster, PA 700 $32,070
York-Hanover, PA 670 $35,530
Reading, PA 550 $32,420
Erie, PA 430 $30,450
Altoona, PA 290 $33,740
Johnstown, PA 260 $25,350
State College, PA 240 $33,630
East Stroudsburg, PA 160 $31,150
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 130 $33,650
Lebanon, PA 130 $32,280
Gettysburg, PA 110 $34,450
Williamsport, PA 100 $32,370
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 90 $32,700

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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