Salary by Metro

SOC 31-9092 · Healthcare Support Occupations

Medical Assistants wages by metro

National median annual wage

$45,690

10th percentile
$36,050
25th percentile
$38,470
Median
$45,690
75th percentile
$49,180
90th percentile
$59,310
Mean
$46,120

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 817,870.

That median is 10.4% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Medical Assistants.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Vallejo, CA1,360$47,150$77,410$77,800
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA1,550$46,770$64,820$79,890
Napa, CA320$45,890$62,050$79,730
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA7,410$45,330$61,970$78,090
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA6,400$49,370$61,940$79,620
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA210$44,520$61,870$64,720
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA10,210$48,120$61,500$76,360
Longview-Kelso, WA250$47,060$61,480$62,700
Ponce, PRNot available$33,980$59,990$60,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA14,320$47,070$59,790$79,750
Bellingham, WA510$47,610$57,410$63,490
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA6,390$46,160$56,240$63,300
Walla Walla, WA140$38,390$56,020$59,690
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA580$46,420$55,700$66,300
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA610$46,980$55,680$65,670
Ithaca, NY390$38,400$53,760$53,760
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI7,390$45,160$52,570$60,100
Fairbanks-College, AK180$45,440$52,140$60,870
Anchorage, AK1,370$45,870$51,930$65,040
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA2,090$43,900$51,720$62,380

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Medical Assistants jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ44,060$37,390$48,370$59,910
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA39,770$39,160$47,760$73,940
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX20,560$35,570$43,100$55,620
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL18,670$35,650$44,930$51,930
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX18,280$30,910$42,110$49,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA16,910$36,340$46,060$58,310
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN15,640$36,600$47,270$57,360
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ15,410$38,610$46,830$55,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA14,320$47,070$59,790$79,750
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV13,890$37,440$46,640$59,300
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD13,150$38,300$45,890$53,400
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI12,400$33,280$39,410$48,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA11,280$38,540$46,700$62,360
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH10,750$46,070$50,740$62,500
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA10,210$48,120$61,500$76,360
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA9,370$43,340$49,420$66,340
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL9,310$36,860$44,480$49,490
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD8,170$38,050$46,790$56,940
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL7,920$36,650$43,800$48,600
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX7,580$35,950$39,180$46,870

States and territories

State estimates for Medical Assistants, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Washington19,500$46,540$59,290$74,200
Alaska2,140$46,060$52,560$65,040
District of Columbia2,260$39,620$51,050$76,900
Minnesota10,580$40,110$50,480$60,100
Oregon11,840$43,760$50,410$62,160
California117,060$39,290$49,660$77,300
Massachusetts14,880$43,280$49,460$61,870
Wisconsin13,810$39,480$48,680$57,990
Hawaii3,890$38,580$48,410$60,030
Colorado13,160$39,130$48,400$59,760
New Hampshire3,000$39,640$48,020$60,100
New York40,710$37,280$48,000$59,480
Maine4,480$40,220$47,580$59,220
Connecticut10,250$38,480$47,430$59,530
Nebraska2,380$37,940$47,370$59,450
Vermont1,140$40,570$47,250$58,420
New Jersey20,330$37,010$47,210$58,070
Rhode Island3,210$39,280$47,190$56,840
Montana2,460$38,670$46,820$56,770
Maryland16,390$36,930$46,410$57,250
Puerto Rico660$22,380$46,120$60,200
Illinois20,260$36,400$46,090$56,590
North Dakota600$37,650$45,980$58,230
Arizona21,460$38,100$45,940$51,310
Iowa5,990$36,730$45,480$54,960
Utah9,990$35,890$45,360$56,260
Nevada7,760$37,400$45,200$55,120
North Carolina23,650$36,010$45,140$50,850
Indiana19,630$37,060$45,110$50,480
Virginia16,650$37,090$44,740$52,000
Idaho5,250$35,500$44,700$56,740
Delaware2,880$36,540$44,490$57,280
Pennsylvania23,050$36,810$43,920$48,500
Florida66,110$35,880$43,680$49,040
Ohio28,950$36,050$42,810$48,560
South Dakota1,340$35,980$41,870$48,960
Georgia28,780$34,270$41,600$51,430
South Carolina12,110$34,730$41,160$49,110
Wyoming1,040$31,200$40,920$51,840
Missouri13,050$35,810$40,440$48,360
Michigan27,810$35,000$39,870$48,330
Tennessee19,180$34,840$39,570$48,540
Texas75,340$31,200$39,520$49,260
Kansas5,510$35,140$39,510$48,300
Kentucky13,440$32,950$39,270$47,940
New Mexico5,400$34,600$39,230$47,850
Oklahoma10,510$31,880$38,750$47,640
Virgin Islands120$34,790$38,130$45,560
Arkansas5,150$30,840$37,760$46,060
West Virginia4,540$30,890$37,180$45,350
Louisiana12,310$28,970$36,320$44,460
Alabama13,300$29,630$36,100$45,040
Mississippi3,340$29,210$35,360$45,070
Guam270$28,430$33,570$36,410

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Medical Assistants?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Medical Assistants is $45,690. Employment is 817,870.

How does Medical Assistants pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Medical Assistants is 10.4% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Medical Assistants?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Vallejo, CA is highest on this page's list at $77,410.