How much do Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants make in Hattiesburg, MS?

Percentile spread

For Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $30,060 and the 90th percentile is $45,840. The difference is $15,780, which is 45.5% 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 $30,060 to the 75th at $37,630, covers $7,570.

The mean annual wage is $35,870, which sits above the median of $34,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hattiesburg, MS median is 24.5% lower than the national median of $45,930 for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,586, which is 13.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.4% lower than the Mississippi median of $36,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hattiesburg, MS is 87.633, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants at $39,586 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. Hattiesburg, MS ranks 16th of 17 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).).

• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 51 miles away, with a median of $37,440 and employment of 740. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,597, against $39,586 here.
• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 69 miles away, with a median of $36,130 and employment of 180. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,964, against $39,586 here.
• Mobile, AL is 71 miles away, with a median of $36,220 and employment of 1,420. That median is 4.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,113, against $39,586 here.