The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical assistants in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $30,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,100.
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 | $36,120 | -1.25% | 22.07% |
| 2021 | $36,570 | 2.41% | - |
| 2020 | $35,690 | 3.70% | - |
| 2019 | $34,370 | 3.29% | - |
| 2018 | $33,240 | 5.32% | - |
| 2017 | $31,470 | 4.42% | - |
| 2016 | $30,080 | 2.43% | - |
| 2015 | $29,350 | 0.14% | - |
| 2014 | $29,310 | -0.41% | - |
| 2013 | $29,430 | 4.35% | - |
| 2012 | $28,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,120 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Lexington-Fayette is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 14.7 percent (14.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |