How much do Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants make in St. George, UT?

Percentile spread

For Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $34,640 and the 90th percentile is $56,430. The difference is $21,790, which is 50.5% 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 $36,620 to the 75th at $50,110, covers $13,490.

The mean annual wage is $44,680, which sits above the median of $43,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. George, UT median is 6.1% lower than the national median of $45,930 for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,338, which is 3.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% lower than the Utah median of $44,330.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. George, UT is 97.321, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants at $44,338 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. St. George, UT ranks 4th of 6 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).).

• Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 108 miles away, with a median of $44,260 and employment of 510. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,036, against $44,338 here.
• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 111 miles away, with a median of $46,750 and employment of 5,400. That median is 8.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,650, against $44,338 here.
• Flagstaff, AZ is 137 miles away, with a median of $47,110 and employment of 240. That median is 9.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,957, against $44,338 here.

Employment share

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants accounts for 0.42% of wage-and-salary employment in St. George, UT (380 of 90,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.62% of employment (961,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.68 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.