The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $38,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,490.
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 | $55,020 | 11.29% | 28.17% |
| 2021 | $48,810 | -6.70% | - |
| 2020 | $52,080 | 14.65% | - |
| 2019 | $44,450 | 6.01% | - |
| 2018 | $41,780 | 6.82% | - |
| 2017 | $38,930 | -8.84% | - |
| 2016 | $42,370 | 6.16% | - |
| 2015 | $39,760 | -6.77% | - |
| 2014 | $42,450 | 4.66% | - |
| 2013 | $40,470 | 2.35% | - |
| 2012 | $39,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,020 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 41.0 percent (41.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.