The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $31,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,250.
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 | $37,700 | 0.85% | 13.40% |
| 2021 | $37,380 | 4.15% | - |
| 2020 | $35,830 | 4.69% | - |
| 2019 | $34,150 | 0.73% | - |
| 2018 | $33,900 | -0.53% | - |
| 2017 | $34,080 | 1.38% | - |
| 2016 | $33,610 | 0.33% | - |
| 2015 | $33,500 | -1.37% | - |
| 2014 | $33,960 | 1.18% | - |
| 2013 | $33,560 | 2.71% | - |
| 2012 | $32,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,700 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.