The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Sierra Vista-Douglas 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 | $30,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,710.
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 | $36,470 | 5.81% | 22.57% |
| 2021 | $34,350 | 10.07% | - |
| 2020 | $30,890 | 0.62% | - |
| 2019 | $30,700 | -0.49% | - |
| 2018 | $30,850 | 2.63% | - |
| 2017 | $30,040 | 5.99% | - |
| 2016 | $28,240 | -1.95% | - |
| 2015 | $28,790 | 1.91% | - |
| 2012 | $28,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,470 in Sierra Vista-Douglas is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Arizona. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Sierra Vista-Douglas is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale and 22.4 percent (22.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Prescott | |
| Tucson | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Yuma | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |