The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical assistants in Watertown-Fort Drum 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 | $29,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,830.
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 | $36,490 | -0.55% | 8.52% |
| 2021 | $36,690 | 14.20% | - |
| 2020 | $31,480 | 6.99% | - |
| 2019 | $29,280 | -20.01% | - |
| 2018 | $35,140 | 3.47% | - |
| 2017 | $33,920 | 1.59% | - |
| 2016 | $33,380 | 12.82% | - |
| 2015 | $29,100 | -14.71% | - |
| 2012 | $33,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,490 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Watertown-Fort Drum is 17.9 percent (17.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 18.0 percent (18.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.