The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $30,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,680.
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 | $37,930 | 1.56% | 22.09% |
| 2021 | $37,340 | 6.53% | - |
| 2020 | $34,900 | 3.21% | - |
| 2019 | $33,780 | 0.27% | - |
| 2018 | $33,690 | 3.50% | - |
| 2017 | $32,510 | 1.45% | - |
| 2016 | $32,040 | -0.87% | - |
| 2015 | $32,320 | 4.58% | - |
| 2014 | $30,840 | 0.88% | - |
| 2013 | $30,570 | 3.34% | - |
| 2012 | $29,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,930, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for medical assistants in state of Tennessee, followed by Chattanooga (median annual salary $36,000). In comparison, the median annual salary of medical assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 5.1 percent (5.1%) higher than that in Chattanooga.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Memphis | |
| Knoxville | |
| Johnson City | |
| Jackson | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Clarksville | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morristown | |
| Cleveland | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |