The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical secretaries in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $29,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,740.
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 | $36,970 | 0.87% | 12.90% |
| 2021 | $36,650 | 6.55% | - |
| 2020 | $34,250 | 0.55% | - |
| 2019 | $34,060 | -0.73% | - |
| 2018 | $34,310 | 2.19% | - |
| 2017 | $33,560 | 4.71% | - |
| 2016 | $31,980 | 0.97% | - |
| 2015 | $31,670 | 3.88% | - |
| 2014 | $30,440 | -4.89% | - |
| 2013 | $31,930 | -0.85% | - |
| 2012 | $32,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,970, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for medical secretaries in state of Tennessee, followed by Chattanooga (median annual salary $35,960). In comparison, the median annual salary of medical secretaries in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 2.7 percent (2.7%) higher than that in Chattanooga.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Memphis | |
| Jackson | |
| Clarksville | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Knoxville | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Johnson City | |
| Cleveland | |
| Morristown | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |