How much do Medical Assistants make in Columbus, OH?

Percentile spread

For Medical Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $37,810 and the 90th percentile is $49,950. The difference is $12,140, which is 27.5% 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 $38,250 to the 75th at $46,550, covers $8,300.

The mean annual wage is $43,420, which sits below the median of $44,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 3.4% lower than the national median of $45,690 for Medical Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,235, which is 1.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% higher than the Ohio median of $42,810.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Assistants at $46,235 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

32 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Assistants. Columbus, OH ranks 8th of 33 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).).

• Springfield, OH is 50 miles away, with a median of $37,850 and employment of 250. That median is 14.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,832, against $46,235 here.
• Mansfield, OH is 58 miles away, with a median of $38,200 and employment of 290. That median is 13.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,983, against $46,235 here.
• Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 70 miles away, with a median of $43,610 and employment of 1,890. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,047, against $46,235 here.

Employment share

Medical Assistants accounts for 0.53% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (5,850 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.53% of employment (817,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.01 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.