The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 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 | $31,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,480.
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 | $37,140 | 2.29% | 24.26% |
| 2021 | $36,290 | -3.91% | - |
| 2020 | $37,710 | 3.69% | - |
| 2019 | $36,320 | 2.97% | - |
| 2018 | $35,240 | 11.61% | - |
| 2017 | $31,150 | -5.39% | - |
| 2016 | $32,830 | 4.45% | - |
| 2015 | $31,370 | 1.56% | - |
| 2014 | $30,880 | 8.10% | - |
| 2013 | $28,380 | 0.88% | - |
| 2012 | $28,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,140 in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 19.4 percent (19.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.