The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical secretaries in Lawrence-Methuen-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 | $27,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,580.
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 | $35,690 | 0.39% | 0.48% |
| 2016 | $35,550 | 2.17% | - |
| 2015 | $34,780 | -0.37% | - |
| 2014 | $34,910 | -1.00% | - |
| 2013 | $35,260 | -0.74% | - |
| 2012 | $35,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,690 in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 18.9 percent (18.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 2.8 percent (2.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.