The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical assistants in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $28,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,610.
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 | $35,220 | 14.08% | 25.92% |
| 2021 | $30,260 | -5.98% | - |
| 2020 | $32,070 | 2.00% | - |
| 2019 | $31,430 | 7.80% | - |
| 2018 | $28,980 | 1.41% | - |
| 2017 | $28,570 | 7.32% | - |
| 2016 | $26,480 | 3.02% | - |
| 2015 | $25,680 | 0.82% | - |
| 2014 | $25,470 | -4.83% | - |
| 2013 | $26,700 | 2.28% | - |
| 2012 | $26,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,220 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 19.6 percent (19.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.