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Average Medical Secretaries And Administrative Assistants Salary in Rome, GA

Medical Secretaries And Administrative Assistants in Rome, GA earn a median annual salary of $38,940, which is -12.8% compared to the national median. There are 220 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Rome, GA (metro area).

$38,940
Rome, GA median annual wage
$19/hour median
-12.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $44,640
220
Local employment
5.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.93
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$32,200
25th
$34,210
Median
$38,940
75th
$46,060
90th
$49,840

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Rome, GA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
90.2%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$43,189
Goods: 96.3%
Services: 90.7%
Rents: 60.3%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$67,380Compare5,890
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$61,090Compare14,000
Napa, CA$60,940Compare480
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$60,470Compare7,110
Vallejo, CA$60,260Compare940
Bellingham, WA$57,360Compare230

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Rome, GA

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Pharmacists$137,2401.39
Marketing Managers$134,1100.40
Facilities Managers$132,6701.14
Industrial Production Managers$131,0901.09
Medical And Health Services Managers$124,0100.61
Computer And Information Systems Managers$123,7600.25
Sales Managers$118,0500.65
Software Developers$113,9900.17

Rome, GA has salary data for 203 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Pharmacists.

Historical series

Trend for Medical Secretaries And Administrative Assistants in Rome, GA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Medical Secretaries And Administrative Assistants are projected to change by +4.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 85,900 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.