The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical secretaries in Watertown-Fort Drum 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 | $28,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,910.
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 | $36,250 | -0.28% | 19.70% |
| 2021 | $36,350 | 19.92% | - |
| 2016 | $29,110 | 3.64% | - |
| 2015 | $28,050 | -3.78% | - |
| 2012 | $29,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,250 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in Watertown-Fort Drum is 22.1 percent (22.1%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 20.3 percent (20.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.