United States
Medical Assistants salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$44,200
Medical Assistants in the United States earn a median of $44,200 a year, about $21.25 an hour.
Median
$44,200
per year
Hourly
$21.25
as published
Mean
$44,720
pulled up by top earners
Workers
793,460
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $48,050 | +9% |
| Texas | State | $38,930 | -12% |
| Florida | State | $41,380 | -6% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $46,890 | +6% |
| New York | State | $46,040 | +4% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $46,000 | +4% |
| Georgia | State | $39,000 | -12% |
| North Carolina | State | $42,600 | -4% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $42,810 | -3% |
| Michigan | State | $38,840 | -12% |
| Arizona | State | $45,440 | +3% |
| Ohio | State | $40,430 | -9% |
| Illinois | State | $45,490 | +3% |
| New Jersey | State | $46,280 | +5% |
| Indiana | State | $42,390 | -4% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $40,160 | -9% |
| Tennessee | State | $38,150 | -14% |
| Washington | State | $55,120 | +25% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $46,740 | +6% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $44,520 | +1% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Metro | $46,090 | +4% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $42,930 | -3% |
| Massachusetts | State | $48,540 | +10% |
| Virginia | State | $42,310 | -4% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $45,040 | +2% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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