The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical assistants in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $33,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,620.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $42,520 | 6.30% | 11.71% |
| 2016 | $39,840 | 6.10% | - |
| 2015 | $37,410 | 0.61% | - |
| 2014 | $37,180 | -0.89% | - |
| 2013 | $37,510 | -0.08% | - |
| 2012 | $37,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,520 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 19.2 percent (19.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 20.8 percent (20.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.