The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical secretaries in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $30,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,270.
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 | $36,180 | -1.00% | 20.51% |
| 2021 | $36,540 | 5.01% | - |
| 2020 | $34,710 | 0.81% | - |
| 2019 | $34,430 | -0.06% | - |
| 2018 | $34,450 | 2.26% | - |
| 2017 | $33,670 | 4.16% | - |
| 2016 | $32,270 | 6.01% | - |
| 2015 | $30,330 | 3.03% | - |
| 2014 | $29,410 | 0.65% | - |
| 2013 | $29,220 | 1.57% | - |
| 2012 | $28,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,180, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for medical secretaries in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $36,860). Compared with Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of medical secretaries in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |