The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical secretaries in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $38,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,180.
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 | $55,960 | -1.88% | 28.68% |
| 2021 | $57,010 | 4.21% | - |
| 2020 | $54,610 | 0.44% | - |
| 2019 | $54,370 | 6.29% | - |
| 2018 | $50,950 | -2.02% | - |
| 2017 | $51,980 | 3.91% | - |
| 2016 | $49,950 | 2.22% | - |
| 2015 | $48,840 | 7.04% | - |
| 2014 | $45,400 | 3.59% | - |
| 2013 | $43,770 | 8.82% | - |
| 2012 | $39,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,960, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for medical secretaries in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $50,440). In comparison, the median annual salary of medical secretaries in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 9.9 percent (9.9%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.