The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $31,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $38,780 | 1.96% | 5.16% |
| 2016 | $38,020 | 1.58% | - |
| 2015 | $37,420 | 0.29% | - |
| 2014 | $37,310 | 0.80% | - |
| 2013 | $37,010 | 0.62% | - |
| 2012 | $36,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,780 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 17.0 percent (17.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 25.0 percent (25.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Worcester | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Springfield | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Bedford | |
| Framingham | |
| Peabody | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |