The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical secretaries in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $36,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,730.
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 | $44,770 | 15.01% | 22.54% |
| 2021 | $38,050 | -1.66% | - |
| 2020 | $38,680 | 9.31% | - |
| 2019 | $35,080 | 5.33% | - |
| 2018 | $33,210 | 2.53% | - |
| 2017 | $32,370 | -6.09% | - |
| 2016 | $34,340 | 3.79% | - |
| 2015 | $33,040 | 4.36% | - |
| 2014 | $31,600 | -7.28% | - |
| 2013 | $33,900 | -2.30% | - |
| 2012 | $34,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,770 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 22.7 percent (22.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.