How much do Medical Assistants make in Bellingham, WA?

Percentile spread

For Medical Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $47,610 and the 90th percentile is $63,490. The difference is $15,880, which is 27.7% 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 $49,800 to the 75th at $60,890, covers $11,090.

The mean annual wage is $55,940, which sits below the median of $57,410. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bellingham, WA median is 25.7% higher than the national median of $45,690 for Medical Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,558, which is 21.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% lower than the Washington median of $59,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bellingham, WA is 103.334, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,410 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Assistants at $55,558 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Assistants. Bellingham, WA ranks 4th of 9 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).).

• Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 24 miles away, with a median of $61,870 and employment of 210. That median is 7.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,395, against $55,558 here.
• Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 91 miles away, with a median of $55,680 and employment of 610. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,724, against $55,558 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 93 miles away, with a median of $61,500 and employment of 10,210. That median is 7.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,339, against $55,558 here.

Employment share

Medical Assistants accounts for 0.56% of wage-and-salary employment in Bellingham, WA (510 of 91,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.53% of employment (817,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.06 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.