The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical secretaries in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $32,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical secretaries from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $43,290 | -3.00% | 5.80% |
| 2016 | $44,590 | 0.00% | - |
| 2015 | $44,590 | 3.70% | - |
| 2014 | $42,940 | 4.17% | - |
| 2013 | $41,150 | 0.90% | - |
| 2012 | $40,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,290 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 11.1 percent (11.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 20.0 percent (20.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.