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Medical Assistant Salary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California

The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical assistants in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Medical Assistants in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,980
25th Percentile Wage
$35,260
50th Percentile Wage
$37,320
75th Percentile Wage
$44,340
90th Percentile Wage
$58,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,980.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical assistants from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$37,320
0.40% 27.97%
2021
$37,170
4.71% -
2020
$35,420
6.61% -
2019
$33,080
4.32% -
2018
$31,650
5.97% -
2017
$29,760
1.98% -
2016
$29,170
3.22% -
2015
$28,230
3.90% -
2014
$27,130
1.07% -
2013
$26,840
-0.15% -
2012
$26,880
- -

Table 2. Compare Medical Assistant Salary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,320 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 47.8 percent (47.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 13.0 percent (13.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Vallejo-Fairfield
$71,480
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$62,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$58,630
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$55,980
Napa
$55,460
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$55,020
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$48,830
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$46,650
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$45,090
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$44,840
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$44,650
Stockton
$44,500
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$43,890
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$43,360
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$43,180
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$42,560
Salinas
$42,440
Yuba City
$42,390
Chico
$41,550
Redding
$41,260
Fresno
$39,930
Modesto
$39,830
Hanford-Corcoran
$39,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$39,310
Visalia-Porterville
$38,500
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$38,190
Madera-Chowchilla
$37,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$37,320
Merced
$36,830
Bakersfield-Delano
$36,120
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$35,850
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$34,920
El Centro
$34,880
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$34,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$33,970
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,500
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$32,730
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$32,520
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$32,450

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