The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical secretaries in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $31,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,060.
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 | $36,730 | -2.10% | 16.72% |
| 2021 | $37,500 | 5.01% | - |
| 2020 | $35,620 | -2.19% | - |
| 2019 | $36,400 | 2.06% | - |
| 2018 | $35,650 | 3.70% | - |
| 2017 | $34,330 | 4.84% | - |
| 2016 | $32,670 | 1.81% | - |
| 2015 | $32,080 | 0.97% | - |
| 2014 | $31,770 | -1.76% | - |
| 2013 | $32,330 | 5.38% | - |
| 2012 | $30,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,730 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 25.7 percent (25.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.