The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $23,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,200.
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 | $28,320 | -0.95% | 23.83% |
| 2021 | $28,590 | -0.45% | - |
| 2020 | $28,720 | 11.98% | - |
| 2019 | $25,280 | 7.67% | - |
| 2018 | $23,340 | 3.86% | - |
| 2017 | $22,440 | -2.94% | - |
| 2016 | $23,100 | 3.77% | - |
| 2015 | $22,230 | 0.94% | - |
| 2014 | $22,020 | -0.50% | - |
| 2013 | $22,130 | 2.53% | - |
| 2012 | $21,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,320, Brownsville-Harlingen is the lowest paying city for medical assistants in state of Texas, following city of Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (median annual salary of $38,970). Compared with the highest paying city Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, the median annual salary of medical assistants in Brownsville-Harlingen is 27.3 percent (27.3%) lower.