How much do Medical Assistants make in Battle Creek, MI?

Percentile spread

For Medical Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $36,430 and the 90th percentile is $47,740. The difference is $11,310, which is 28.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $39,040 to the 75th at $46,500, covers $7,460.

The mean annual wage is $41,730, which sits above the median of $39,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Battle Creek, MI median is 12.5% lower than the national median of $45,690 for Medical Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,157, which is 3.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% higher than the Michigan median of $39,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Battle Creek, MI is 90.541, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Assistants at $44,157 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

36 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Assistants. Battle Creek, MI ranks 27th of 37 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 27 miles away, with a median of $46,690 and employment of 980. That median is 16.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,230, against $44,157 here.
• Jackson, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $40,230 and employment of 240. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,834, against $44,157 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 39 miles away, with a median of $38,600 and employment of 1,180. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,635, against $44,157 here.

Employment share

Medical Assistants accounts for 0.73% of wage-and-salary employment in Battle Creek, MI (400 of 54,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.53% of employment (817,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.39 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.