The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical secretaries in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $37,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,450.
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 | $47,800 | 1.26% | 26.61% |
| 2021 | $47,200 | 5.00% | - |
| 2020 | $44,840 | 1.23% | - |
| 2019 | $44,290 | 7.32% | - |
| 2018 | $41,050 | 2.36% | - |
| 2017 | $40,080 | 3.09% | - |
| 2016 | $38,840 | 2.83% | - |
| 2015 | $37,740 | 4.08% | - |
| 2014 | $36,200 | 3.12% | - |
| 2013 | $35,070 | -0.03% | - |
| 2012 | $35,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,800, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for medical secretaries in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $48,670). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of medical secretaries in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.