The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical secretaries in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 | $27,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,270.
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 | $36,780 | 2.69% | 4.51% |
| 2016 | $35,790 | -1.73% | - |
| 2015 | $36,410 | 0.16% | - |
| 2014 | $36,350 | 0.30% | - |
| 2013 | $36,240 | 3.09% | - |
| 2012 | $35,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,780 in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 5.7 percent (5.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.