The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 | $37,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,360.
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 | $46,650 | 0.94% | 14.88% |
| 2021 | $46,210 | 5.82% | - |
| 2020 | $43,520 | -0.37% | - |
| 2019 | $43,680 | 1.08% | - |
| 2018 | $43,210 | 3.49% | - |
| 2017 | $41,700 | 5.73% | - |
| 2016 | $39,310 | 5.65% | - |
| 2015 | $37,090 | -8.65% | - |
| 2014 | $40,300 | 0.12% | - |
| 2013 | $40,250 | 1.34% | - |
| 2012 | $39,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,650 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 34.7 percent (34.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 30.4 percent (30.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.