The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical secretaries in Winston-Salem 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 | $32,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,960.
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 | $37,680 | -0.11% | 24.23% |
| 2021 | $37,720 | 4.06% | - |
| 2020 | $36,190 | -0.03% | - |
| 2019 | $36,200 | 2.46% | - |
| 2018 | $35,310 | 3.88% | - |
| 2017 | $33,940 | 0.56% | - |
| 2016 | $33,750 | 1.42% | - |
| 2015 | $33,270 | 10.64% | - |
| 2014 | $29,730 | 0.17% | - |
| 2013 | $29,680 | 3.81% | - |
| 2012 | $28,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,680, Winston-Salem is the second highest paying city for medical secretaries in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $38,250). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of medical secretaries in Winston-Salem is 1.5 percent (1.5%) lower.