The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical secretaries in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 | $24,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,150.
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 | $29,480 | 4.10% | 32.56% |
| 2021 | $28,270 | -1.56% | - |
| 2020 | $28,710 | 8.64% | - |
| 2019 | $26,230 | 5.38% | - |
| 2018 | $24,820 | 4.35% | - |
| 2017 | $23,740 | 2.15% | - |
| 2016 | $23,230 | 4.35% | - |
| 2015 | $22,220 | 2.43% | - |
| 2014 | $21,680 | 3.18% | - |
| 2013 | $20,990 | 5.29% | - |
| 2012 | $19,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,480 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 23.5 percent (23.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 3.2 percent (3.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.