The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical secretaries in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical secretaries from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $43,940 | 8.31% | 19.59% |
| 2021 | $40,290 | -11.84% | - |
| 2020 | $45,060 | 3.71% | - |
| 2019 | $43,390 | -1.27% | - |
| 2018 | $43,940 | 9.81% | - |
| 2017 | $39,630 | 0.13% | - |
| 2016 | $39,580 | 7.10% | - |
| 2015 | $36,770 | 2.77% | - |
| 2014 | $35,750 | -2.27% | - |
| 2013 | $36,560 | 3.36% | - |
| 2012 | $35,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,940 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 22.5 percent (22.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.