The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical assistants in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $30,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,490.
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 | $37,250 | 2.39% | 27.22% |
| 2021 | $36,360 | 9.57% | - |
| 2020 | $32,880 | -0.40% | - |
| 2019 | $33,010 | 5.76% | - |
| 2018 | $31,110 | 1.86% | - |
| 2017 | $30,530 | 3.11% | - |
| 2016 | $29,580 | 1.08% | - |
| 2015 | $29,260 | 2.70% | - |
| 2014 | $28,470 | 1.93% | - |
| 2013 | $27,920 | 2.90% | - |
| 2012 | $27,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,250 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and 30.1 percent (30.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Richmond | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Roanoke | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville |