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Medical Secretaries Salary in the Industry of Hospitals - Local government owned

The salary statistics and trend of medical secretaries in the industry of hospitals - local government owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare medical secretaries salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,310
25th Percentile Wage
$27,390
50th Percentile Wage
$33,000
75th Percentile Wage
$39,920
90th Percentile Wage
$50,720

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for medical secretaries in the industry of hospitals - local government owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) medical secretaries is $50,720. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $33,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent medical secretaries is $23,310.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical secretaries in the industry of Hospitals - Local government owned from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$33,000
0.91% 8.85%
2016
$32,700
2.48% -
2015
$31,890
3.14% -
2014
$30,890
2.46% -
2013
$30,130
0.17% -
2012
$30,080
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Table 3. Compare Medical Secretaries Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of medical secretaries in 43 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of medical secretaries in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$40,470
Hospitals - State government owned
$38,880
Offices of Dentists
$38,440
Specialty hospitals - State government owned
$37,560
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$36,960
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$36,760
Child Day Care Services
$36,420
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
$35,930
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$35,660
Hospitals - Privately owned
$35,230
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$35,200
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$35,150
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$35,110
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$34,800
Outpatient Care Centers
$34,560
Ambulance Services
$34,370
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$34,310
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
$34,230
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
$34,130
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$33,770
Offices of Physicians
$33,580
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
$33,340
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$33,310
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
$33,290
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$33,180
Home Health Care Services
$33,070
Hospitals - Local government owned
$33,000
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$33,000
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
$32,830
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$32,830
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
$32,550
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
$32,220
Social Assistance
$31,930
Individual and Family Services
$31,860
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$31,620
Other Residential Care Facilities
$31,500
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
$31,460
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
$31,280
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$31,020
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$30,910
Offices of Chiropractors
$30,190
Offices of Optometrists
$30,030
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$28,980

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