SOC 43-6013 · Pueblo, CO metro

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary in Pueblo, CO

The average salary for medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Pueblo, Colorado is $45,000 a year ($21.64 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,670: half of the 350 people in this job in the Pueblo, CO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($47,201).

$45,000average per year

$21.64 / hourMedian $45,670Take-home ≈ $37,066

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $56K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

350people in this job
-5%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 7Colorado metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay range in Pueblo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,150 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,380 or more. The middle half of medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Pueblo earn between $39,300 and $48,670.

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $56K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,000$3,750$21.63
Median$45,670$3,806$21.96
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,300$3,275$18.89
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,670$4,056$23.40

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary after taxes in Pueblo

On the average salary of $45,000, a single filer in Pueblo takes home about $37,066 a year, or $3,089 a month and $1,426 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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Is Pueblo a good place for medical secretaries and administrative assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Pueblo area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.8), so the average $45,000 buys what about $49,040 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Pueblo ($48,940). A typical home costs $287,672, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in other Colorado cities

Pueblo ranks 4th of 7 Colorado metro areas for this job; Boulder pays the most ($50,510).

All Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salaries in Colorado

Highest-paying cities for medical secretaries and administrative assistants

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($68,750).

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary by city

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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Pueblo: questions

How much do medical secretaries and administrative assistants make an hour in Pueblo?

$21.64 an hour on average, and $21.96 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level medical secretaries and administrative assistants salary in Pueblo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,150 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,300, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the medical secretaries and administrative assistants take-home pay in Pueblo?

About $37,066 a year ($3,089 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,000. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Do medical secretaries and administrative assistants earn more in Pueblo than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($47,201).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-6013; area Pueblo, CO (39380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.93, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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