The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical secretaries in Providence-Fall River-Warwick 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 | $36,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,770.
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 | $44,650 | -0.87% | 21.03% |
| 2021 | $45,040 | 6.77% | - |
| 2020 | $41,990 | 3.19% | - |
| 2019 | $40,650 | 6.40% | - |
| 2018 | $38,050 | 2.23% | - |
| 2017 | $37,200 | 1.40% | - |
| 2016 | $36,680 | 0.44% | - |
| 2015 | $36,520 | 1.97% | - |
| 2014 | $35,800 | 1.93% | - |
| 2013 | $35,110 | -0.43% | - |
| 2012 | $35,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,650, Providence-Fall River-Warwick is the second highest paying city for medical secretaries in state of Rhode Island, following the highest paying city Norwich-New London (median annual salary of $48,020). Compared with Norwich-New London, the median annual salary of medical secretaries in Providence-Fall River-Warwick is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Norwich-New London | |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick |