The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $31,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,430.
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 | $37,590 | 0.74% | 15.27% |
| 2021 | $37,310 | 5.90% | - |
| 2020 | $35,110 | 1.65% | - |
| 2019 | $34,530 | 5.50% | - |
| 2018 | $32,630 | 1.32% | - |
| 2017 | $32,200 | 1.99% | - |
| 2016 | $31,560 | -0.86% | - |
| 2015 | $31,830 | 4.18% | - |
| 2014 | $30,500 | -3.11% | - |
| 2013 | $31,450 | -1.27% | - |
| 2012 | $31,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,590 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 20.4 percent (20.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.