The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina 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 | $37,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,510.
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 | $44,400 | 11.60% | 17.05% |
| 2021 | $39,250 | -0.74% | - |
| 2020 | $39,540 | 3.67% | - |
| 2019 | $38,090 | -1.65% | - |
| 2018 | $38,720 | 2.43% | - |
| 2017 | $37,780 | 2.51% | - |
| 2016 | $36,830 | 9.04% | - |
| 2015 | $33,500 | -9.94% | - |
| 2012 | $36,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,400, Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina is the second highest paying city for medical assistants in state of Hawaii, following the highest paying city Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $45,220). Compared with Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of medical assistants in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina | |
| Urban Honolulu | |
| Honolulu |