New Hampshire · BLS May 2025

Medical Secretary Salary in New Hampshire

Also called medical administrative assistant. SOC 43-6013.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 3,680 medical secretaries and administrative assistants working in New Hampshire. Here is what they are paid, what the median leaves after federal and FICA tax, and what that is worth against local prices.

Median pay · New Hampshire

$48,410A year, or $23.27 an hour.
Take-home a month$3,423After federal and FICA tax at 15.2%
Worth at national prices$46,474Prices here sit at 104.2 against 100
Against the nation5.4% aboveNational median $45,930
What medical secretaries and administrative assistants earn in New Hampshire, May 2025
PercentileAnnualHourly
10th percentileEntry and lowest-paid$39,440$18.96
25th percentile$45,020$21.65
MedianHalf earn more, half less$48,410$23.27
75th percentile$53,470$25.71
90th percentileMost experienced and senior$59,600$28.65
MeanThe average, pulled up by the top$49,080$23.60
How we got this
  1. Median wage in New HampshireBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of medical secretaries and administrative assistants earned more than this, half less.$48,410
  2. Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$23.27
  3. Take-home after federal and FICA tax$3,423 a month at an effective rate of 15.2%.$41,077 a year
  4. Worth at national average pricesPrices in New Hampshire sit at 104.2 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$46,474
  5. Against the national medianThe national median is $45,930.5.4% above
  6. Jobs countedA concentration of 0.87 against the nation's 1.00.3,680
What we assumed
  • Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
  • OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
  • Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
  • Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details

Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1

What lands in the bank

A $48,410 salary in New Hampshire, for one single filer taking the standard deduction in 2026.

  • Federal income tax. $3,629 a year.
  • State income tax. New Hampshire levies no state income tax on wages.
  • Social Security and Medicare. $3,703 a year.
  • Left over. $41,077 a year, $3,423 a month, an effective rate of 15.2%.

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What $48,410 is worth in New Hampshire

Prices in New Hampshire sit at 104.2 against a national average of 100, so $48,410 earned here buys what $46,474 buys at national average prices.

  • Rents. 114.9 against 100, the component that moves most between states.
  • Against local households. The median household in New Hampshire takes in $99,031, so this occupation's median is 0.49 times that, on one income.
  • How common the job is here. 13% less concentrated in New Hampshire than in the country as a whole.

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Common questions

Medical Secretary pay in New Hampshire, answered

How much does a medical secretary make in New Hampshire?

The median wage for medical secretaries in New Hampshire is $48,410 a year, or $23.27 an hour.

Half earn more than that and half earn less. The figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational wage survey for May 2025.

What is the take-home pay for a medical secretary in New Hampshire?

On the median wage of $48,410, one filer taking the standard deduction keeps about $41,077 a year, or roughly $3,423 a month.

That is after federal and FICA tax, an effective rate of 15.2%.

New Hampshire levies no state income tax on wages, so nothing is withheld for it.

Do medical secretaries earn more in New Hampshire than in the rest of the country?

Yes. The median in New Hampshire is 5.4% above the national median of $45,930.

Nominal pay is only half the comparison: prices in New Hampshire sit at 104.2 against a national 100, so the gap in what the money buys is different from the gap in the salary.

Is $48,410 a good salary in New Hampshire?

It is 0.49 times the median household income of $99,031. A household often has more than one earner, so a single salary at this level goes further than the ratio alone suggests.

Prices in New Hampshire run at 104.2 against a national average of 100, with rents at 114.9, so $48,410 here buys about what $46,474 buys at national average prices.

What do the highest-paid medical secretaries earn in New Hampshire?

The top tenth earn $59,600 a year or more, against $39,440 at the bottom tenth.

Experience, specialism, employer and the part of New Hampshire someone works in all move a wage inside that range; the survey reports the spread, not the reason for it.

How many medical secretaries are there in New Hampshire?

The survey counted 3,680 of these jobs in New Hampshire for May 2025.

That makes the occupation 13% less concentrated here than in the country as a whole. It counts wage and salary jobs, so the self-employed are outside it.

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