The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $28,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,820.
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 | $37,630 | 2.21% | 22.75% |
| 2021 | $36,800 | 6.33% | - |
| 2020 | $34,470 | 1.57% | - |
| 2019 | $33,930 | 4.19% | - |
| 2018 | $32,510 | 3.66% | - |
| 2017 | $31,320 | 5.65% | - |
| 2016 | $29,550 | 3.79% | - |
| 2015 | $28,430 | 0.49% | - |
| 2014 | $28,290 | -1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $28,640 | -1.50% | - |
| 2012 | $29,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,630 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 24.7 percent (24.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.