The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical assistants in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $38,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,130.
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 | $43,970 | 12.99% | 27.75% |
| 2021 | $38,260 | -0.10% | - |
| 2020 | $38,300 | 3.94% | - |
| 2019 | $36,790 | 5.41% | - |
| 2018 | $34,800 | 2.30% | - |
| 2017 | $34,000 | 4.79% | - |
| 2016 | $32,370 | 2.81% | - |
| 2015 | $31,460 | 2.07% | - |
| 2014 | $30,810 | -2.21% | - |
| 2013 | $31,490 | -0.89% | - |
| 2012 | $31,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,970 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 23.4 percent (23.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.