The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $39,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,520.
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 | $47,910 | 0.73% | 28.41% |
| 2021 | $47,560 | 7.51% | - |
| 2020 | $43,990 | 4.50% | - |
| 2019 | $42,010 | 4.40% | - |
| 2018 | $40,160 | 3.14% | - |
| 2017 | $38,900 | 4.27% | - |
| 2016 | $37,240 | 3.54% | - |
| 2015 | $35,920 | 2.09% | - |
| 2014 | $35,170 | 0.43% | - |
| 2013 | $35,020 | 2.06% | - |
| 2012 | $34,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,910, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for medical assistants in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $52,620). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of medical assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower.