The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $35,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,530.
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 | $45,090 | 15.57% | 32.87% |
| 2021 | $38,070 | -6.93% | - |
| 2020 | $40,710 | -3.29% | - |
| 2019 | $42,050 | 7.82% | - |
| 2018 | $38,760 | 1.65% | - |
| 2017 | $38,120 | 9.34% | - |
| 2016 | $34,560 | 5.64% | - |
| 2015 | $32,610 | 5.58% | - |
| 2014 | $30,790 | -3.86% | - |
| 2013 | $31,980 | 5.35% | - |
| 2012 | $30,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,090 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 36.9 percent (36.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 28.0 percent (28.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.