The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical secretaries in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $29,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,120.
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 | $36,180 | -1.96% | 18.33% |
| 2021 | $36,890 | 8.54% | - |
| 2020 | $33,740 | -0.44% | - |
| 2019 | $33,890 | -5.40% | - |
| 2018 | $35,720 | 11.79% | - |
| 2017 | $31,510 | 3.55% | - |
| 2016 | $30,390 | 3.52% | - |
| 2015 | $29,320 | 0.72% | - |
| 2014 | $29,110 | 1.37% | - |
| 2013 | $28,710 | -2.93% | - |
| 2012 | $29,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,180 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 14.6 percent (14.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 23.4 percent (23.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Richmond | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Danville |