The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical secretaries in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 | $36,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,160.
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 | $45,160 | 13.20% | 19.49% |
| 2021 | $39,200 | -1.53% | - |
| 2020 | $39,800 | -2.84% | - |
| 2019 | $40,930 | 3.01% | - |
| 2018 | $39,700 | -1.79% | - |
| 2017 | $40,410 | 2.94% | - |
| 2016 | $39,220 | -2.24% | - |
| 2015 | $40,100 | 5.46% | - |
| 2014 | $37,910 | -4.04% | - |
| 2013 | $39,440 | 7.81% | - |
| 2012 | $36,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,160 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 24.6 percent (24.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.