The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical assistants in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $37,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,670.
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 | $46,310 | -0.28% | 28.53% |
| 2021 | $46,440 | 5.88% | - |
| 2020 | $43,710 | 5.74% | - |
| 2019 | $41,200 | 3.86% | - |
| 2018 | $39,610 | 3.38% | - |
| 2017 | $38,270 | 2.69% | - |
| 2016 | $37,240 | 3.38% | - |
| 2015 | $35,980 | 3.00% | - |
| 2014 | $34,900 | 4.18% | - |
| 2013 | $33,440 | 1.02% | - |
| 2012 | $33,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,310 in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 12.0 percent (12.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 27.3 percent (27.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.