The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical secretaries in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $32,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,210.
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 | $39,610 | 6.77% | 19.57% |
| 2021 | $36,930 | -2.00% | - |
| 2020 | $37,670 | 2.81% | - |
| 2019 | $36,610 | 1.53% | - |
| 2018 | $36,050 | 0.42% | - |
| 2017 | $35,900 | 5.57% | - |
| 2016 | $33,900 | 2.12% | - |
| 2015 | $33,180 | 2.32% | - |
| 2014 | $32,410 | 0.83% | - |
| 2013 | $32,140 | 0.87% | - |
| 2012 | $31,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,610 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 14.9 percent (14.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 27.1 percent (27.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.