The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical assistants in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $30,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,710.
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 | $38,120 | 2.91% | 20.36% |
| 2021 | $37,010 | 4.59% | - |
| 2020 | $35,310 | 3.60% | - |
| 2019 | $34,040 | 1.35% | - |
| 2018 | $33,580 | 3.10% | - |
| 2017 | $32,540 | 2.00% | - |
| 2016 | $31,890 | 3.23% | - |
| 2015 | $30,860 | 0.87% | - |
| 2014 | $30,590 | 0.20% | - |
| 2013 | $30,530 | 0.56% | - |
| 2012 | $30,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,120, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for medical assistants in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (median annual salary of $38,970). Compared with Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, the median annual salary of medical assistants in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 2.2 percent (2.2%) lower.