The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical secretaries in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $31,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,130.
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 | $39,450 | 3.02% | 13.41% |
| 2021 | $38,260 | -1.28% | - |
| 2020 | $38,750 | 1.24% | - |
| 2019 | $38,270 | 0.18% | - |
| 2018 | $38,200 | 1.18% | - |
| 2017 | $37,750 | -0.24% | - |
| 2016 | $37,840 | 3.07% | - |
| 2015 | $36,680 | 1.88% | - |
| 2014 | $35,990 | 3.17% | - |
| 2013 | $34,850 | 1.98% | - |
| 2012 | $34,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,450, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for medical secretaries in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $39,690). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of medical secretaries in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is .6 percent (.6%) lower.