The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical secretaries in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $24,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,710.
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 | $31,840 | 6.94% | 12.37% |
| 2021 | $29,630 | -4.72% | - |
| 2020 | $31,030 | 2.58% | - |
| 2019 | $30,230 | 4.37% | - |
| 2018 | $28,910 | -1.21% | - |
| 2017 | $29,260 | 3.01% | - |
| 2016 | $28,380 | -0.18% | - |
| 2015 | $28,430 | 0.28% | - |
| 2014 | $28,350 | 4.37% | - |
| 2013 | $27,110 | -2.91% | - |
| 2012 | $27,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,840 in Shreveport-Bossier City is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in Shreveport-Bossier City is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner and 19.5 percent (19.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Alexandria.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Hammond | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Lafayette | |
| Monroe | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Alexandria |