SOC 43-6013 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants make in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is $41,660. The 10th percentile is $36,110 and the 90th percentile is $54,370. Employment is 440.

Median annual wage

$41,660

10th percentile
$36,110
25th percentile
$38,720
Median
$41,660
75th percentile
$49,080
90th percentile
$54,370
Mean
$44,100

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $36,110 and the 90th percentile is $54,370. The difference is $18,260, which is 43.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $38,720 to the 75th at $49,080, covers $10,360.

The mean annual wage is $44,100, which sits above the median of $41,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV median is 9.3% lower than the national median of $45,930 for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,239, which is 3.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.9% lower than the Maryland median of $47,850.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Maryland, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 94.171, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $41,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants at $44,239 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

37 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV ranks 28th of 38 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Chambersburg, PA is 29 miles away, with a median of $43,880 and employment of 210. That median is 5.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,364, against $44,239 here.
  • Winchester, VA-WV is 32 miles away, with a median of $42,710 and employment of 410. That median is 2.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,282, against $44,239 here.
  • Gettysburg, PA is 46 miles away, with a median of $43,530 and employment of 110. That median is 4.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,639, against $44,239 here.

Employment share

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants accounts for 0.41% of wage-and-salary employment in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV (440 of 107,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.62% of employment (961,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants make in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is $41,660. The 10th percentile is $36,110 and the 90th percentile is $54,370. Employment is 440.

How does that compare with the national median for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants?

The local median is 9.3% lower than the national median of $45,930.

What is Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 94.171, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $41,660 is $44,239. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV compare with nearby metros for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants?

Chambersburg, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 29 miles away, at $43,880. Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV ranks 28th of 38 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.