The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 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 | $33,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,600.
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 | $42,580 | 10.38% | 25.36% |
| 2021 | $38,160 | -1.05% | - |
| 2020 | $38,560 | 3.35% | - |
| 2019 | $37,270 | 1.91% | - |
| 2018 | $36,560 | 6.24% | - |
| 2017 | $34,280 | 1.69% | - |
| 2016 | $33,700 | 5.79% | - |
| 2015 | $31,750 | -2.30% | - |
| 2014 | $32,480 | 1.94% | - |
| 2013 | $31,850 | 0.22% | - |
| 2012 | $31,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,580 in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is 12.8 percent (12.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 28.6 percent (28.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.