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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary in Puerto Rico

Medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Puerto Rico earned a median of $29,620 a year ($14.24 an hour) and a mean of $33,490 in May 2025. The median is 35.5% below the U.S. median of $45,930, ranking lowest of 54 states and territories, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Occupation Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsSOC 43-6013Area Puerto RicoPeriod May 2025
Median annual
$29,620
Median hourly
$14.24
Mean annual
$33,490
Jobs on record
8,480
$21,84010th percentile$10.50 an hour
$22,67025th percentile$10.90 an hour
$29,620Median$14.24 an hour
$39,52075th percentile$19.00 an hour
$48,42090th percentile$23.28 an hour

Grey needle: U.S. median, $45,930 a year.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state file, May 2025. Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Confirm any figure on bls.gov/oes. Latest BLS release: May 2025, published May 15, 2026; checked November 10, 2026.

How does Puerto Rico compare on pay for medical secretaries and administrative assistants?

Puerto Rico ranks 54th of 54 states and territories. Washington is highest at $58,100, $28,480 more than the Puerto Rico median.

StateRankMedianAgainst U.S.Jobs
Mississippi52$36,290-21%not published
Guam53$31,680-31%310
Puerto Rico54$29,620-36%8,480

Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025. Rank 1 is the highest median among 54 states and territories with a published figure. See every state.

Which areas in Puerto Rico pay medical secretaries and administrative assistants the most?

Arecibo, PR is highest at $35,130, 18.6% above the Puerto Rico median.

AreaMedianJobs
Arecibo, PR$35,130480
Aguadilla, PR$33,280620
Guayama, PR$30,940140
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$29,6705,330
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area$28,720310
Mayaguez, PR$28,010910
Ponce, PR$23,220650

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025. Every area BLS lists for this job in Puerto Rico is shown; an area that crosses state lines is listed under the first state in its BLS title.

How many medical secretaries and administrative assistants work in Puerto Rico?

BLS counts 8,480 jobs in Puerto Rico, 0.88% of the 961,610 in the U.S. That is the 27th largest count among the 53 states and territories with a published figure. That is 9.0 of every 1,000 jobs in Puerto Rico, a location quotient of 1.46: the occupation's share of local jobs is 1.46 times its national share, so it is more concentrated here than in the U.S. as a whole.

Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025 and national file.

Related jobs in Puerto Rico

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay across the U.S.$45,930 medianAll jobs in Puerto Rico$28,680 median, all jobsJob outlook for Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsProjected change and openings a yearReceptionists and Information Clerks$22,890 median in Puerto RicoSecretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$25,730 median in Puerto RicoOffice Clerks, General$23,860 median in Puerto RicoExecutive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$37,120 median in Puerto RicoCustomer Service Representatives$26,700 median in Puerto RicoInsurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$30,910 median in Puerto Rico

Related occupations from O*NET; pay from BLS OEWS state file, May 2025.