The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical secretaries in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $37,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,060.
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 | $46,160 | -1.56% | 23.87% |
| 2021 | $46,880 | 10.30% | - |
| 2020 | $42,050 | 5.18% | - |
| 2019 | $39,870 | 3.59% | - |
| 2018 | $38,440 | 1.69% | - |
| 2017 | $37,790 | 0.95% | - |
| 2016 | $37,430 | 3.39% | - |
| 2015 | $36,160 | 1.00% | - |
| 2014 | $35,800 | 2.40% | - |
| 2013 | $34,940 | -0.57% | - |
| 2012 | $35,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,160 in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 25.0 percent (25.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.