The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $30,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,240.
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 | $37,260 | 3.14% | 25.01% |
| 2021 | $36,090 | 1.33% | - |
| 2020 | $35,610 | 2.19% | - |
| 2019 | $34,830 | 3.93% | - |
| 2018 | $33,460 | 3.86% | - |
| 2017 | $32,170 | 3.92% | - |
| 2016 | $30,910 | 3.98% | - |
| 2015 | $29,680 | 5.53% | - |
| 2014 | $28,040 | 0.82% | - |
| 2013 | $27,810 | -0.47% | - |
| 2012 | $27,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,260, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for medical assistants in state of Kentucky, followed by Evansville (median annual salary $36,740). In comparison, the median annual salary of medical assistants in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.4 percent (1.4%) higher than that in Evansville.
| 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 |