Medical Assistants salary

The median pay for medical assistants in the United States is $45,690 a year. About 817,870 people hold this job.

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

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

Washington $59,290
Alaska $52,560
District of Columbia $51,050
Minnesota $50,480
Oregon $50,410
California $49,660
Massachusetts $49,460
Wisconsin $48,680
Hawaii $48,410
Colorado $48,400
New Hampshire $48,020
New York $48,000
Maine $47,580
Connecticut $47,430
Nebraska $47,370
Vermont $47,250
New Jersey $47,210
Rhode Island $47,190
Montana $46,820
Maryland $46,410
Illinois $46,090
North Dakota $45,980
Arizona $45,940
Iowa $45,480
Utah $45,360
Nevada $45,200
North Carolina $45,140
Indiana $45,110
Virginia $44,740
Idaho $44,700
Delaware $44,490
Pennsylvania $43,920
Florida $43,680
Ohio $42,810
South Dakota $41,870
Georgia $41,600
South Carolina $41,160
Wyoming $40,920
Missouri $40,440
Michigan $39,870
Tennessee $39,570
Texas $39,520
Kansas $39,510
Kentucky $39,270
New Mexico $39,230
Oklahoma $38,750
Arkansas $37,760
West Virginia $37,180
Louisiana $36,320
Alabama $36,100
Mississippi $35,360

By metro area

Vallejo, CA $77,410
Santa Rosa, CA $64,820
Napa, CA $62,050
Sacramento, CA $61,970
San Jose, CA $61,940
Mount Vernon, WA $61,870
Seattle, WA $61,500
Longview, WA $61,480
San Francisco, CA $59,790
Bellingham, WA $57,410
Portland, OR $56,240
Walla Walla, WA $56,020
Olympia, WA $55,700
Bremerton, WA $55,680
Ithaca, NY $53,760
Minneapolis, MN $52,570
Fairbanks, AK $52,140
Anchorage, AK $51,930
Spokane, WA $51,720
Lewiston, ME $51,460
Kahului, HI $51,200
Kennewick, WA $50,820
Boston, MA $50,740
Oxnard, CA $50,680
Albany, OR $50,480
Salem, OR $50,240
Santa Cruz, CA $50,090
Bend, OR $50,080
Modesto, CA $49,990
Eugene, OR $49,980
Barnstable Town, MA $49,900
Rochester, MN $49,830
Denver, CO $49,700
Kenosha, WI $49,620
Milwaukee, WI $49,590
Sheboygan, WI $49,560
San Luis Obispo, CA $49,520
Hanford, CA $49,510
Santa Maria, CA $49,500
Racine, WI $49,480
San Diego, CA $49,420
Yuba City, CA $49,410
Appleton, WI $49,330
Yakima, WA $49,310
Wenatchee, WA $49,230
Bismarck, ND $48,980
Corvallis, OR $48,890
Salinas, CA $48,890
Medford, OR $48,820
Madison, WI $48,750
Grants Pass, OR $48,610
Boulder, CO $48,590
Portland, ME $48,540
Mankato, MN $48,530
Springfield, MA $48,510
New Haven, CT $48,400
New York, NY $48,370
Oshkosh, WI $48,230
Eau Claire, WI $48,160
Omaha, NE $48,010
Duluth, MN $47,990
Bridgeport, CT $47,970
La Crosse, WI $47,960
Green Bay, WI $47,910
Wausau, WI $47,870
Fond du Lac, WI $47,860
Glens Falls, NY $47,860
Manchester, NH $47,840
Stockton, CA $47,840
Los Angeles, CA $47,760
St. Cloud, MN $47,750
Urban Honolulu, HI $47,720
Fargo, ND $47,280
Chicago, IL $47,270
Amherst Town, MA $47,260
Worcester, MA $47,240
Lincoln, NE $47,190
Burlington, VT $47,160
Chico, CA $47,150
Visalia, CA $47,140
Bangor, ME $47,120
Providence, RI $47,020
Reno, NV $47,010
Waterbury, CT $47,010
Bozeman, MT $46,980
Des Moines, IA $46,920
Indianapolis, IN $46,900
Hartford, CT $46,880
Great Falls, MT $46,840
Phoenix, AZ $46,830
Carson City, NV $46,800
Baltimore, MD $46,790
Norwich, CT $46,760
Riverside, CA $46,700
Kalamazoo, MI $46,690
Washington, DC $46,640
Janesville, WI $46,600
Bakersfield, CA $46,560
Charlotte, NC $46,520
Missoula, MT $46,520
Billings, MT $46,500
Fresno, CA $46,500
Cedar Rapids, IA $46,480
Durham, NC $46,450
Ogden, UT $46,380
Boise City, ID $46,310
Redding, CA $46,210
Raleigh, NC $46,160
Greensboro, NC $46,090
Salt Lake City, UT $46,080
Topeka, KS $46,070
Atlanta, GA $46,060
Pittsfield, MA $45,990
Santa Fe, NM $45,970
Trenton, NJ $45,950
Greeley, CO $45,890
Philadelphia, PA $45,890
Austin, TX $45,820
Prescott Valley, AZ $45,820
Ames, IA $45,810