The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Champaign-Urbana 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 | $31,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,600.
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 | $37,200 | 2.58% | 10.22% |
| 2021 | $36,240 | -1.13% | - |
| 2020 | $36,650 | 7.86% | - |
| 2019 | $33,770 | 2.22% | - |
| 2018 | $33,020 | 7.09% | - |
| 2017 | $30,680 | -8.87% | - |
| 2016 | $33,400 | 4.94% | - |
| 2015 | $31,750 | -2.20% | - |
| 2014 | $32,450 | 8.41% | - |
| 2013 | $29,720 | -12.38% | - |
| 2012 | $33,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,200 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Champaign-Urbana is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 12.6 percent (12.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.