The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical assistants in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk 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 | $37,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,320.
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 | $42,880 | 9.05% | 25.79% |
| 2021 | $39,000 | -1.18% | - |
| 2020 | $39,460 | 0.25% | - |
| 2019 | $39,360 | 5.72% | - |
| 2018 | $37,110 | 1.64% | - |
| 2017 | $36,500 | 3.45% | - |
| 2016 | $35,240 | 2.44% | - |
| 2015 | $34,380 | 8.12% | - |
| 2014 | $31,590 | 0.73% | - |
| 2013 | $31,360 | -1.47% | - |
| 2012 | $31,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,880 in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Connecticut. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area and 23.1 percent (23.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| New Haven | |
| Danbury | |
| Waterbury | |
| Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area |