The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Carbondale-Marion 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 | $30,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,690.
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 | $35,010 | 5.34% | 20.11% |
| 2021 | $33,140 | 5.37% | - |
| 2020 | $31,360 | 7.05% | - |
| 2019 | $29,150 | -0.82% | - |
| 2018 | $29,390 | 2.42% | - |
| 2017 | $28,680 | 2.48% | - |
| 2016 | $27,970 | 8.72% | - |
| 2015 | $25,530 | -9.56% | - |
| 2012 | $27,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,010 in Carbondale-Marion is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Carbondale-Marion is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 7.1 percent (7.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.