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Medical Assistant Salary in Gainesville, Florida

The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Gainesville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical assistants in Gainesville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Medical Assistants in Gainesville, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,090
25th Percentile Wage
$30,720
50th Percentile Wage
$35,480
75th Percentile Wage
$37,660
90th Percentile Wage
$43,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Gainesville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,090.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical assistants from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$35,480
0.48% 25.96%
2021
$35,310
6.71% -
2020
$32,940
-0.24% -
2019
$33,020
8.57% -
2018
$30,190
6.92% -
2017
$28,100
4.02% -
2016
$26,970
1.19% -
2015
$26,650
-1.84% -
2014
$27,140
5.53% -
2013
$25,640
-2.46% -
2012
$26,270
- -

Table 2. Compare Medical Assistant Salary in Gainesville with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,480 in Gainesville is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Gainesville is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 27.8 percent (27.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Naples-Marco Island
$39,180
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$37,820
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$37,750
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$37,560
Sebastian-Vero Beach
$37,320
Jacksonville
$37,070
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$36,970
Port St Lucie
$36,780
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$36,740
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$36,150
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$35,730
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$35,720
Punta Gorda
$35,690
The Villages
$35,650
Gainesville
$35,480
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$35,360
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$35,210
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$35,170
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$35,080
Homosassa Springs
$35,070
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$35,010
Tallahassee
$34,960
Ocala
$34,470
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$34,330
Sebring
$34,170
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$33,890
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$30,740
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$29,470
Palm Coast
$27,620
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$25,620

See also: Top paying jobs in Gainesville, Florida.