Medical Assistants Salary

Median Salary
$45,690
per year
Hourly Rate
$21.97
per hour
Employment
817,870
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$36,050
25th percentile
$38,470
Median
$45,690
75th percentile
$49,180
90th percentile
$59,310

💰 Medical Assistants Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Washington$59,290+29.8%
Alaska$52,560+15.0%
District of Columbia$51,050+11.7%
Minnesota$50,480+10.5%
Oregon$50,410+10.3%
California$49,660+8.7%
Massachusetts$49,460+8.3%
Wisconsin$48,680+6.5%
Hawaii$48,410+6.0%
Colorado$48,400+5.9%
New Hampshire$48,020+5.1%
New York$48,000+5.1%
Maine$47,580+4.1%
Connecticut$47,430+3.8%
Nebraska$47,370+3.7%
Vermont$47,250+3.4%
New Jersey$47,210+3.3%
Rhode Island$47,190+3.3%
Montana$46,820+2.5%
Maryland$46,410+1.6%
Illinois$46,090+0.9%
North Dakota$45,980+0.6%
Arizona$45,940+0.5%
Iowa$45,480-0.5%
Utah$45,360-0.7%
Nevada$45,200-1.1%
North Carolina$45,140-1.2%
Indiana$45,110-1.3%
Virginia$44,740-2.1%
Idaho$44,700-2.2%
Delaware$44,490-2.6%
Pennsylvania$43,920-3.9%
Florida$43,680-4.4%
Ohio$42,810-6.3%
South Dakota$41,870-8.4%
Georgia$41,600-9.0%
South Carolina$41,160-9.9%
Wyoming$40,920-10.4%
Missouri$40,440-11.5%
Michigan$39,870-12.7%
Tennessee$39,570-13.4%
Texas$39,520-13.5%
Kansas$39,510-13.5%
Kentucky$39,270-14.1%
New Mexico$39,230-14.1%
Oklahoma$38,750-15.2%
Arkansas$37,760-17.4%
West Virginia$37,180-18.6%
Louisiana$36,320-20.5%
Alabama$36,100-21.0%
Mississippi$35,360-22.6%

🏙️ Medical Assistants Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Vallejo, CA$77,410+69.4%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$64,820+41.9%
Napa, CA$62,050+35.8%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$61,970+35.6%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$61,940+35.6%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$61,870+35.4%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$61,500+34.6%
Longview-Kelso, WA$61,480+34.6%
Ponce, PR$59,990+31.3%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$59,790+30.9%
Bellingham, WA$57,410+25.7%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$56,240+23.1%
Walla Walla, WA$56,020+22.6%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$55,700+21.9%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$55,680+21.9%
Ithaca, NY$53,760+17.7%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$52,570+15.1%
Fairbanks-College, AK$52,140+14.1%
Anchorage, AK$51,930+13.7%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$51,720+13.2%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$51,460+12.6%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$51,200+12.1%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$50,820+11.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$50,740+11.1%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$50,680+10.9%
Albany, OR$50,480+10.5%
Salem, OR$50,240+10.0%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$50,090+9.6%
Bend, OR$50,080+9.6%
Modesto, CA$49,990+9.4%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$49,980+9.4%
Barnstable Town, MA$49,900+9.2%
Rochester, MN$49,830+9.1%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,700+8.8%
Kenosha, WI$49,620+8.6%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$49,590+8.5%
Sheboygan, WI$49,560+8.5%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$49,520+8.4%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$49,510+8.4%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$49,500+8.3%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$49,480+8.3%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$49,420+8.2%
Yuba City, CA$49,410+8.1%
Appleton, WI$49,330+8.0%
Yakima, WA$49,310+7.9%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$49,230+7.7%
Bismarck, ND$48,980+7.2%
Corvallis, OR$48,890+7.0%
Salinas, CA$48,890+7.0%
Medford, OR$48,820+6.9%
Madison, WI$48,750+6.7%
Grants Pass, OR$48,610+6.4%
Boulder, CO$48,590+6.3%
Portland-South Portland, ME$48,540+6.2%
Mankato, MN$48,530+6.2%
Springfield, MA$48,510+6.2%
New Haven, CT$48,400+5.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$48,370+5.9%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$48,230+5.6%
Eau Claire, WI$48,160+5.4%
Omaha, NE-IA$48,010+5.1%
Duluth, MN-WI$47,990+5.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$47,970+5.0%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$47,960+5.0%
Green Bay, WI$47,910+4.9%
Wausau, WI$47,870+4.8%
Fond du Lac, WI$47,860+4.7%
Glens Falls, NY$47,860+4.7%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$47,840+4.7%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$47,840+4.7%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$47,760+4.5%
St. Cloud, MN$47,750+4.5%
Urban Honolulu, HI$47,720+4.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$47,280+3.5%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$47,270+3.5%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$47,260+3.4%
Worcester, MA$47,240+3.4%
Lincoln, NE$47,190+3.3%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$47,160+3.2%
Chico, CA$47,150+3.2%
Visalia, CA$47,140+3.2%
Bangor, ME$47,120+3.1%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$47,020+2.9%
Reno, NV$47,010+2.9%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$47,010+2.9%
Bozeman, MT$46,980+2.8%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$46,920+2.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$46,900+2.6%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$46,880+2.6%
Great Falls, MT$46,840+2.5%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,830+2.5%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$46,810+2.5%
Carson City, NV$46,800+2.4%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$46,790+2.4%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$46,760+2.3%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$46,700+2.2%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$46,690+2.2%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$46,640+2.1%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$46,600+2.0%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$46,560+1.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$46,520+1.8%
Missoula, MT$46,520+1.8%
Billings, MT$46,500+1.8%
Fresno, CA$46,500+1.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$46,480+1.7%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$46,450+1.7%
Ogden, UT$46,380+1.5%
Boise City, ID$46,310+1.4%
Redding, CA$46,210+1.1%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$46,160+1.0%
Puerto Rico$46,120+0.9%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$46,090+0.9%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$46,080+0.9%
Topeka, KS$46,070+0.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$46,060+0.8%
Pittsfield, MA$45,990+0.7%
Santa Fe, NM$45,970+0.6%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$45,950+0.6%
Greeley, CO$45,890+0.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$45,890+0.4%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$45,820+0.3%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$45,820+0.3%
Ames, IA$45,810+0.3%
Winston-Salem, NC$45,810+0.3%
Pueblo, CO$45,780+0.2%
Helena, MT$45,760+0.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$45,730+0.1%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$45,660-0.1%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$45,650-0.1%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$45,620-0.2%
Reading, PA$45,610-0.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$45,600-0.2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$45,550-0.3%
Flagstaff, AZ$45,490-0.4%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$45,450-0.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$45,400-0.6%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$45,370-0.7%
Vineland, NJ$45,360-0.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$45,300-0.9%
El Centro, CA$45,290-0.9%
Fort Wayne, IN$45,220-1.0%
Springfield, IL$45,140-1.2%
Logan, UT-ID$44,980-1.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$44,930-1.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$44,870-1.8%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$44,860-1.8%
Punta Gorda, FL$44,830-1.9%
Dubuque, IA$44,730-2.1%
St. Louis, MO-IL$44,710-2.1%
Cheyenne, WY$44,700-2.2%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$44,700-2.2%
Kokomo, IN$44,700-2.2%
Peoria, IL$44,680-2.2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$44,650-2.3%
Greenville, NC$44,650-2.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$44,620-2.3%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$44,600-2.4%
Columbus, IN$44,580-2.4%
Lewiston, ID-WA$44,570-2.5%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$44,560-2.5%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$44,550-2.5%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$44,520-2.6%
Richmond, VA$44,490-2.6%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$44,480-2.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$44,480-2.6%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$44,450-2.7%
Asheville, NC$44,420-2.8%
Grand Junction, CO$44,390-2.8%
Rockford, IL$44,390-2.8%
Tucson, AZ$44,380-2.9%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$44,350-2.9%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$44,340-3.0%
Port St. Lucie, FL$44,280-3.1%
Syracuse, NY$44,250-3.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$44,220-3.2%
Lexington Park, MD$44,190-3.3%
Columbus, OH$44,140-3.4%
Toledo, OH$44,120-3.4%
Utica-Rome, NY$44,020-3.7%
Midland, TX$44,010-3.7%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$43,980-3.7%
Evansville, IN$43,980-3.7%
Bloomington, IN$43,900-3.9%
Yuma, AZ$43,880-4.0%
Chambersburg, PA$43,830-4.1%
Cleveland, OH$43,830-4.1%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$43,820-4.1%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$43,800-4.1%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$43,760-4.2%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$43,730-4.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$43,620-4.5%
York-Hanover, PA$43,620-4.5%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$43,610-4.6%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$43,610-4.6%
Iowa City, IA$43,550-4.7%
Lima, OH$43,530-4.7%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$43,530-4.7%
Lebanon, PA$43,490-4.8%
Gettysburg, PA$43,480-4.8%
Minot, ND$43,370-5.1%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$43,290-5.3%
Burlington, NC$43,250-5.3%
Casper, WY$43,210-5.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$43,180-5.5%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$43,100-5.7%
Decatur, IL$43,060-5.8%
Lancaster, PA$42,910-6.1%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$42,890-6.1%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$42,860-6.2%
Pittsburgh, PA$42,840-6.2%
Akron, OH$42,830-6.3%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$42,760-6.4%
St. George, UT$42,720-6.5%
State College, PA$42,720-6.5%
Kingston, NY$42,620-6.7%
Jacksonville, FL$42,600-6.8%
Traverse City, MI$42,580-6.8%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$42,230-7.6%
Charlottesville, VA$42,140-7.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$42,110-7.8%
Wilmington, NC$42,000-8.1%
Gainesville, GA$41,910-8.3%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$41,780-8.6%
Rochester, NY$41,710-8.7%
Columbia, MO$41,350-9.5%
Saginaw, MI$41,330-9.5%
Binghamton, NY$41,110-10.0%
Niles, MI$41,100-10.0%
Dover, DE$41,000-10.3%
Winchester, VA-WV$40,960-10.4%
Muncie, IN$40,940-10.4%
Salisbury, MD$40,940-10.4%
Spartanburg, SC$40,930-10.4%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$40,910-10.5%
Sumter, SC$40,780-10.7%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$40,690-10.9%
Rapid City, SD$40,690-10.9%
Columbia, SC$40,680-11.0%
Williamsport, PA$40,530-11.3%
Grand Island, NE$40,370-11.6%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$40,370-11.6%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$40,280-11.8%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$40,280-11.8%
Killeen-Temple, TX$40,270-11.9%
Sandusky, OH$40,260-11.9%
Wichita Falls, TX$40,240-11.9%
Jackson, MI$40,230-12.0%
Lynchburg, VA$40,210-12.0%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$40,190-12.0%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$40,160-12.1%
Elmira, NY$40,010-12.4%
Battle Creek, MI$39,980-12.5%
Rocky Mount, NC$39,950-12.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$39,890-12.7%
Fayetteville, NC$39,870-12.7%
Oklahoma City, OK$39,810-12.9%
Merced, CA$39,800-12.9%
Erie, PA$39,640-13.2%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$39,580-13.4%
Tulsa, OK$39,440-13.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$39,410-13.7%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$39,410-13.7%
Midland, MI$39,360-13.9%
Paducah, KY-IL$39,360-13.9%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$39,350-13.9%
Harrisonburg, VA$39,300-14.0%
Bowling Green, KY$39,270-14.1%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$39,260-14.1%
Albuquerque, NM$39,200-14.2%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$39,200-14.2%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$39,180-14.2%
Altoona, PA$39,140-14.3%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$39,130-14.4%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$39,110-14.4%
Gainesville, FL$39,100-14.4%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$38,950-14.8%
Waco, TX$38,910-14.8%
Knoxville, TN$38,880-14.9%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$38,830-15.0%
Sherman-Denison, TX$38,800-15.1%
Florence, SC$38,790-15.1%
Savannah, GA$38,780-15.1%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$38,760-15.2%
Wichita, KS$38,630-15.5%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$38,620-15.5%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$38,600-15.5%
Lake Charles, LA$38,550-15.6%
Bay City, MI$38,540-15.6%
Elizabethtown, KY$38,530-15.7%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$38,470-15.8%
Kankakee, IL$38,440-15.9%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$38,400-16.0%
Johnstown, PA$38,400-16.0%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$38,400-16.0%
Idaho Falls, ID$38,370-16.0%
Twin Falls, ID$38,360-16.0%
Jefferson City, MO$38,260-16.3%
Rome, GA$38,240-16.3%
Goldsboro, NC$38,210-16.4%
Mansfield, OH$38,200-16.4%
Charleston, WV$38,190-16.4%
Canton-Massillon, OH$38,180-16.4%
Virgin Islands$38,130-16.5%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$38,110-16.6%
Bloomington, IL$38,070-16.7%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$38,040-16.7%
Springfield, MO$37,870-17.1%
College Station-Bryan, TX$37,850-17.2%
Springfield, OH$37,850-17.2%
Hinesville, GA$37,830-17.2%
Odessa, TX$37,820-17.2%
Homosassa Springs, FL$37,780-17.3%
Roanoke, VA$37,780-17.3%
Sebring, FL$37,750-17.4%
Johnson City, TN$37,740-17.4%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$37,690-17.5%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$37,690-17.5%
Las Cruces, NM$37,650-17.6%
Pocatello, ID$37,610-17.7%
Abilene, TX$37,550-17.8%
Flint, MI$37,500-17.9%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$37,500-17.9%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$37,470-18.0%
Manhattan, KS$37,460-18.0%
Tyler, TX$37,460-18.0%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$37,460-18.0%
Farmington, NM$37,440-18.1%
Morgantown, WV$37,440-18.1%
Jacksonville, NC$37,420-18.1%
Clarksville, TN-KY$37,390-18.2%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$37,380-18.2%
Ocala, FL$37,310-18.3%
Jackson, TN$37,280-18.4%
Joplin, MO-KS$37,220-18.5%
Jonesboro, AR$37,190-18.6%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$37,180-18.6%
Amarillo, TX$37,170-18.6%
Cleveland, TN$37,170-18.6%
Dalton, GA$37,170-18.6%
Lawrence, KS$37,170-18.6%
Corpus Christi, TX$37,070-18.9%
Victoria, TX$37,060-18.9%
Longview, TX$37,040-18.9%
Owensboro, KY$37,020-19.0%
Albany, GA$37,000-19.0%
Terre Haute, IN$36,960-19.1%
Wheeling, WV-OH$36,930-19.2%
Huntsville, AL$36,920-19.2%
Baton Rouge, LA$36,900-19.2%
Lubbock, TX$36,900-19.2%
Tallahassee, FL$36,880-19.3%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$36,850-19.3%
Warner Robins, GA$36,830-19.4%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$36,780-19.5%
Birmingham, AL$36,770-19.5%
Morristown, TN$36,760-19.5%
Decatur, AL$36,690-19.7%
Hammond, LA$36,680-19.7%
Hot Springs, AR$36,600-19.9%
San Angelo, TX$36,550-20.0%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$36,490-20.1%
Mobile, AL$36,350-20.4%
Enid, OK$36,270-20.6%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$36,210-20.7%
Beckley, WV$36,190-20.8%
Texarkana, TX-AR$36,160-20.9%
Monroe, MI$36,150-20.9%
Columbus, GA-AL$36,050-21.1%
Jackson, MS$36,020-21.2%
Hattiesburg, MS$35,950-21.3%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$35,950-21.3%
Tuscaloosa, AL$35,930-21.4%
Lawton, OK$35,820-21.6%
Montgomery, AL$35,810-21.6%
El Paso, TX$35,790-21.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$35,590-22.1%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$35,450-22.4%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$35,350-22.6%
Laredo, TX$35,320-22.7%
Valdosta, GA$35,320-22.7%
Dothan, AL$35,000-23.4%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$34,960-23.5%
Lafayette, LA$34,940-23.5%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$34,900-23.6%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$34,810-23.8%
Monroe, LA$34,430-24.6%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$34,420-24.7%
Alexandria, LA$34,290-25.0%
Gadsden, AL$34,250-25.0%
Guam$33,570-26.5%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$29,540-35.3%
Eagle Pass, TX$29,490-35.5%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.