The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical secretaries in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $28,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,500.
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 | $31,490 | -7.08% | 13.34% |
| 2021 | $33,720 | 0.33% | - |
| 2020 | $33,610 | 1.99% | - |
| 2019 | $32,940 | 6.50% | - |
| 2018 | $30,800 | -3.12% | - |
| 2017 | $31,760 | 6.05% | - |
| 2016 | $29,840 | 2.45% | - |
| 2015 | $29,110 | 1.13% | - |
| 2014 | $28,780 | 2.85% | - |
| 2013 | $27,960 | 2.40% | - |
| 2012 | $27,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,490 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in Huntington-Ashland is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 16.3 percent (16.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.