The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical assistants in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 | $24,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,810 | 0.62% | 33.15% |
| 2021 | $28,630 | -9.36% | - |
| 2020 | $31,310 | 4.95% | - |
| 2019 | $29,760 | 8.64% | - |
| 2018 | $27,190 | 12.36% | - |
| 2017 | $23,830 | 0.84% | - |
| 2016 | $23,630 | 0.04% | - |
| 2015 | $23,620 | 12.32% | - |
| 2014 | $20,710 | 7.68% | - |
| 2013 | $19,120 | -0.73% | - |
| 2012 | $19,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,810 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 2.5 percent (2.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Huntsville | |
| Mobile | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Montgomery | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Decatur | |
| Dothan | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Gadsden | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area |