The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical secretaries in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $35,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,010.
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 | $41,480 | 7.79% | -2.60% |
| 2021 | $38,250 | -4.05% | - |
| 2020 | $39,800 | -3.27% | - |
| 2019 | $41,100 | -3.92% | - |
| 2018 | $42,710 | 1.92% | - |
| 2017 | $41,890 | -1.60% | - |
| 2016 | $42,560 | 5.52% | - |
| 2015 | $40,210 | -5.84% | - |
| 2012 | $42,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,480 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 25.9 percent (25.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 17.9 percent (17.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.