The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $36,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,690.
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 | $43,890 | 13.37% | 24.08% |
| 2021 | $38,020 | -3.52% | - |
| 2020 | $39,360 | 1.83% | - |
| 2019 | $38,640 | 3.75% | - |
| 2018 | $37,190 | 2.72% | - |
| 2017 | $36,180 | 1.02% | - |
| 2016 | $35,810 | 1.54% | - |
| 2015 | $35,260 | 0.37% | - |
| 2014 | $35,130 | 2.33% | - |
| 2013 | $34,310 | 2.89% | - |
| 2012 | $33,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,890 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 38.6 percent (38.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 26.1 percent (26.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.