Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary in Utah

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Utah have a median of $44,330 a year, below the national $45,930 (−3%); the state ranks 30th of 51 states by median. That is 12% less than the median across all occupations in Utah ($50,110). Among neighbouring states, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, Idaho and Wyoming pay more (up to $46,990 in Nevada) and New Mexico pays less (down to $44,230 in New Mexico). Utah employs 5,260 medical secretaries and administrative assistants, 3.03 per 1,000 jobs, the 32nd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.49 means it is less common in Utah than nationally.

Utah vs the United States, May 2025

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Utah and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Utah	Hourly	$16.59	$17.98	$21.31	$23.63	$27.44	$21.45	5,260	3.03	0.49
Utah	Annual	$34,510	$37,390	$44,330	$49,150	$57,080	$44,620	5,260	3.03	0.49
United States	Hourly	$17.27	$18.54	$22.08	$24.32	$29.10	$22.50	961,610	–	–
United States	Annual	$35,930	$38,570	$45,930	$50,580	$60,530	$46,800	961,610	–	–

Utah annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 30th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 32nd of 50 states
Location quotient: 0.49
Jobs per 1,000: 3.03

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Utah's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Utah

5 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching Utah publish a row for medical secretaries and administrative assistants, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$22.57	$46,950	$36,160	$60,660	2,190	2.65	0.43
Ogden, UT	$20.77	$43,210	$33,050	$50,050	910	3.35	0.54
St. George, UT	$20.74	$43,150	$34,640	$56,430	380	4.18	0.68
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$20.17	$41,950	$34,510	$56,750	1,160	3.81	0.62
Logan, UT-ID	$19.82	$41,230	$30,740	$52,130	190	2.85	0.46
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	$21.63	$44,990	$33,090	$50,390	160	2.31	0.37
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	$19.21	$39,960	$29,830	$50,280	290	2.64	0.43

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Utah	$21.31	$44,330	5,260	0.49
Arizona	$22.03	$45,820	18,090	0.90
Colorado	$22.56	$46,920	11,560	0.65
Idaho	$21.60	$44,920	5,120	0.97
New Mexico	$21.27	$44,230	4,590	0.85
Nevada	$22.59	$46,990	7,030	0.73
Wyoming	$21.36	$44,430	1,110	0.64

See the national page for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (every state ranked) and the Utah wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Utah estimates.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.