The annual salary statistics of medical secretaries in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical secretaries in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 | $29,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical secretaries in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,510.
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 | $32,560 | 8.94% | 19.93% |
| 2021 | $29,650 | 1.28% | - |
| 2020 | $29,270 | 6.97% | - |
| 2019 | $27,230 | -2.35% | - |
| 2018 | $27,870 | 8.83% | - |
| 2017 | $25,410 | 1.26% | - |
| 2016 | $25,090 | 9.92% | - |
| 2015 | $22,600 | -17.70% | - |
| 2014 | $26,600 | -0.71% | - |
| 2013 | $26,790 | 2.69% | - |
| 2012 | $26,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,560 in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is in the middle of salary range for medical secretaries in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of medical secretaries in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 19.0 percent (19.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Winchester | |
| Charleston | |
| Wheeling | |
| Morgantown | |
| Cumberland | |
| Beckley | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |