The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $30,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,760.
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 | $35,590 | 3.88% | 22.87% |
| 2021 | $34,210 | 6.52% | - |
| 2020 | $31,980 | 0.38% | - |
| 2019 | $31,860 | 4.74% | - |
| 2018 | $30,350 | -0.10% | - |
| 2017 | $30,380 | 2.27% | - |
| 2016 | $29,690 | 4.24% | - |
| 2015 | $28,430 | 3.48% | - |
| 2014 | $27,440 | 1.35% | - |
| 2013 | $27,070 | -1.40% | - |
| 2012 | $27,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,590 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 10.0 percent (10.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 23.2 percent (23.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.