The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical secretaries in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $32,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical secretaries from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $42,910 | 0.33% | 8.06% |
| 2016 | $42,770 | 3.37% | - |
| 2015 | $41,330 | 3.73% | - |
| 2014 | $39,790 | 4.27% | - |
| 2013 | $38,090 | -3.57% | - |
| 2012 | $39,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,910 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Barnstable Town and 31.7 percent (31.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| New Bedford | |
| Worcester | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Peabody | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Framingham | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |