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Medical Assistants salary in Anniston, AL

The median medical assistants in Anniston-Oxford, AL earns $34,900 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,388 a month.

10th percentile
$29,440
25th percentile
$29,740
Median percentile
$34,900
75th percentile
$36,150
90th percentile
$43,150

Based on 320 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$28,652 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,900
Federal income tax−$2,008
Social Security + Medicare−$2,670
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,571
Monthly take-home$2,388
Every two weeks$1,102

Does it go far here?

$40,605Median pay in Anniston, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($826 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Anniston, AL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$98,540
Registered Nurses$72,730
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,200
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,550
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,070
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$44,350
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$39,800

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