Wages vary widely depending on the medical secretary's skill, experience, and level of education. Wages also vary by area of the country. Wages also vary by employer.
Benefits also vary. Most full-time medical secretaries receive typical benefits. These include paid vacation, sick leave, and health insurance. Many part-time medical secretaries do not receive benefits.
Medical secretaries and administrative assistants (SOC 43-6013)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $15.36 | $17.89 | $20.86 |
| Yearly | $31,942 | $37,215 | $43,390 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $14.50 | $17.43 | $21.02 |
| Yearly | $30,154 | $36,247 | $43,714 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $12.35 | $14.04 | $16.30 |
| Yearly | $25,683 | $29,202 | $33,909 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $16.74 | $18.96 | $22.43 |
| Yearly | $34,819 | $39,434 | $46,661 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $13.56 | $15.51 | $22.13 |
| Yearly | $28,197 | $32,259 | $46,023 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $15.26 | $17.50 | $19.69 |
| Yearly | $31,737 | $36,399 | $40,950 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $14.74 | $17.96 | $21.50 |
| Yearly | $30,653 | $37,351 | $44,729 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $13.44 | $15.28 | $18.30 |
| Yearly | $27,948 | $31,776 | $38,063 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $10.71 | $14.01 | $17.49 |
| Yearly | $22,273 | $29,136 | $36,378 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $14.56 | $17.22 | $19.72 |
| Yearly | $30,287 | $35,825 | $41,009 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $14.51 | $17.11 | $20.46 |
| Yearly | $30,174 | $35,597 | $42,561 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $14.36 | $16.65 | $18.89 |
| Yearly | $29,862 | $34,637 | $39,281 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $13.18 | $14.62 | $16.83 |
| Yearly | $27,409 | $30,418 | $35,008 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $13.53 | $15.79 | $18.41 |
| Yearly | $28,144 | $32,839 | $38,292 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $13.78 | $15.95 | $19.12 |
| Yearly | $28,660 | $33,173 | $39,777 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $12.21 | $15.17 | $18.80 |
| Yearly | $25,402 | $31,551 | $39,107 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $13.34 | $14.97 | $17.75 |
| Yearly | $27,756 | $31,135 | $36,930 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $14.26 | $16.58 | $18.77 |
| Yearly | $29,658 | $34,485 | $39,037 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $12.84 | $14.68 | $18.00 |
| Yearly | $26,697 | $30,529 | $37,445 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $14.72 | $16.71 | $18.61 |
| Yearly | $30,612 | $34,754 | $38,706 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $13.39 | $15.26 | $17.76 |
| Yearly | $27,850 | $31,730 | $36,950 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $15.30 | $17.23 | $19.12 |
| Yearly | $31,829 | $35,840 | $39,769 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $17.14 | $18.58 | $20.01 |
| Yearly | $35,661 | $38,638 | $41,625 | |
| United States | Hourly | $15.08 | $17.96 | $21.93 |
| Yearly | $31,370 | $37,350 | $45,620 | |