The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical assistants in Bakersfield-Delano 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 | $31,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,590.
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 | $36,120 | -1.47% | 33.61% |
| 2021 | $36,650 | 8.46% | - |
| 2020 | $33,550 | 5.78% | - |
| 2019 | $31,610 | 6.99% | - |
| 2018 | $29,400 | 5.24% | - |
| 2017 | $27,860 | -3.12% | - |
| 2016 | $28,730 | -3.17% | - |
| 2015 | $29,640 | 9.28% | - |
| 2014 | $26,890 | 7.59% | - |
| 2013 | $24,850 | 3.50% | - |
| 2012 | $23,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,120 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Bakersfield-Delano is 49.5 percent (49.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 10.2 percent (10.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.