How much do Medical Assistants make in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Medical Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $34,370 and the 90th percentile is $45,290. The difference is $10,920, which is 29.1% 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 $36,130 to the 75th at $42,010, covers $5,880.

The mean annual wage is $38,850, which sits above the median of $37,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cape Girardeau, MO-IL median is 18% lower than the national median of $45,690 for Medical Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,530, which is 4.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.3% lower than the Missouri median of $40,440.

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 86.078, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Assistants at $43,530 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Assistants. Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ranks 12th of 17 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).).

• Paducah, KY-IL is 60 miles away, with a median of $39,360 and employment of 450. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,723, against $43,530 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 103 miles away, with a median of $44,710 and employment of 6,170. That median is 19.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,020, against $43,530 here.
• Jackson, TN is 119 miles away, with a median of $37,280 and employment of 420. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,591, against $43,530 here.

Employment share

Medical Assistants accounts for 0.78% of wage-and-salary employment in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL (350 of 44,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.53% of employment (817,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.49 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.