The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Jacksonville, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Jacksonville 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 | $22,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Jacksonville, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,060.
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 | $31,630 | 6.77% | 14.10% |
| 2021 | $29,490 | -1.19% | - |
| 2020 | $29,840 | -1.84% | - |
| 2019 | $30,390 | 2.73% | - |
| 2018 | $29,560 | 0.20% | - |
| 2017 | $29,500 | 4.14% | - |
| 2016 | $28,280 | 4.92% | - |
| 2015 | $26,890 | 4.31% | - |
| 2014 | $25,730 | -7.73% | - |
| 2013 | $27,720 | 1.98% | - |
| 2012 | $27,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,630, Jacksonville is the lowest paying city for medical assistants in state of North Carolina, following city of Raleigh-Cary (median annual salary of $38,870). Compared with the highest paying city Raleigh-Cary, the median annual salary of medical assistants in Jacksonville is 18.6 percent (18.6%) lower.