The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical assistants in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $34,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,740.
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 | $38,500 | 4.42% | 28.29% |
| 2021 | $36,800 | 8.40% | - |
| 2020 | $33,710 | 3.83% | - |
| 2019 | $32,420 | 2.99% | - |
| 2018 | $31,450 | 3.97% | - |
| 2017 | $30,200 | -3.28% | - |
| 2016 | $31,190 | -2.53% | - |
| 2015 | $31,980 | 2.03% | - |
| 2014 | $31,330 | 6.58% | - |
| 2013 | $29,270 | 5.67% | - |
| 2012 | $27,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,500 in Visalia-Porterville is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Visalia-Porterville is 46.1 percent (46.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 15.7 percent (15.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.