The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical assistants in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $30,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,620.
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 | $37,550 | 2.40% | 24.95% |
| 2021 | $36,650 | 7.01% | - |
| 2020 | $34,080 | 3.46% | - |
| 2019 | $32,900 | 3.65% | - |
| 2018 | $31,700 | 2.71% | - |
| 2017 | $30,840 | 0.42% | - |
| 2016 | $30,710 | 2.21% | - |
| 2015 | $30,030 | 2.96% | - |
| 2014 | $29,140 | 1.78% | - |
| 2013 | $28,620 | 1.54% | - |
| 2012 | $28,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,550 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 27.2 percent (27.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.