The salary statistics of medical secretaries in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare medical secretaries salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. 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 $49,060. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $34,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid medical secretaries is $23,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical secretaries in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $34,130 | 4.19% | 10.72% |
| 2017 | $32,700 | -1.01% | - |
| 2016 | $33,030 | 1.48% | - |
| 2015 | $32,540 | 1.97% | - |
| 2014 | $31,900 | 4.39% | - |
| 2013 | $30,500 | 0.10% | - |
| 2012 | $30,470 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].