The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical assistants in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 | $35,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,870.
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 | $41,900 | 8.78% | 20.86% |
| 2021 | $38,220 | 0.05% | - |
| 2020 | $38,200 | 2.43% | - |
| 2019 | $37,270 | 0.21% | - |
| 2018 | $37,190 | -0.24% | - |
| 2017 | $37,280 | 3.03% | - |
| 2016 | $36,150 | 7.08% | - |
| 2015 | $33,590 | -6.58% | - |
| 2014 | $35,800 | -0.11% | - |
| 2013 | $35,840 | 7.48% | - |
| 2012 | $33,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,900 in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 30.6 percent (30.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.