The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical secretaries in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $29,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,020.
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 | $36,450 | 3.29% | 28.83% |
| 2021 | $35,250 | 0.77% | - |
| 2020 | $34,980 | 4.49% | - |
| 2019 | $33,410 | 5.00% | - |
| 2018 | $31,740 | 0.44% | - |
| 2017 | $31,600 | 3.04% | - |
| 2016 | $30,640 | 3.17% | - |
| 2015 | $29,670 | 8.70% | - |
| 2014 | $27,090 | 3.29% | - |
| 2013 | $26,200 | 0.99% | - |
| 2012 | $25,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,450 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.