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Medical Assistant Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Medical Assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,770
25th Percentile Wage
$26,740
50th Percentile Wage
$30,010
75th Percentile Wage
$34,830
90th Percentile Wage
$38,680

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,770.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical assistants from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$30,010
3.20% 7.60%
2016
$29,050
2.65% -
2015
$28,280
2.16% -
2014
$27,670
1.52% -
2013
$27,250
-1.76% -
2012
$27,730
- -

Table 2. Compare Medical Assistant Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,010 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 22.7 percent (22.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Jackson and 8.4 percent (8.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Jackson
$38,820
Ann Arbor
$38,580
South Bend-Mishawaka
$37,980
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$37,820
Kalamazoo-Portage
$37,360
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$37,320
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$37,280
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$37,120
Lansing-East Lansing
$36,980
Battle Creek
$36,940
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$36,780
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$36,580
Midland
$35,530
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$35,380
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$35,240
Niles-Benton Harbor
$35,170
Flint
$35,130
Bay City
$34,720
Monroe
$31,890
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$30,010
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$28,890
Holland-Grand Haven
$27,490