The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $24,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $33,970 | -0.29% | 5.56% |
| 2016 | $34,070 | 4.08% | - |
| 2015 | $32,680 | 2.33% | - |
| 2014 | $31,920 | 2.47% | - |
| 2013 | $31,130 | -3.05% | - |
| 2012 | $32,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,970 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 52.5 percent (52.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.