The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical assistants in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 | $24,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,800.
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 | $30,680 | 5.08% | 26.08% |
| 2021 | $29,120 | -5.53% | - |
| 2020 | $30,730 | 4.52% | - |
| 2019 | $29,340 | 6.31% | - |
| 2018 | $27,490 | 10.77% | - |
| 2017 | $24,530 | 3.95% | - |
| 2016 | $23,560 | 1.19% | - |
| 2015 | $23,280 | -0.13% | - |
| 2014 | $23,310 | 0.77% | - |
| 2013 | $23,130 | 1.95% | - |
| 2012 | $22,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,680 in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Winchester and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Winchester | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Cumberland | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Morgantown | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Charleston | |
| Wheeling | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Beckley | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |