How much do Medical Assistants make in Hot Springs, AR?

Percentile spread

For Medical Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $30,490 and the 90th percentile is $47,850. The difference is $17,360, which is 47.4% 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 $35,590 to the 75th at $45,510, covers $9,920.

The mean annual wage is $39,550, which sits above the median of $36,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hot Springs, AR median is 19.9% lower than the national median of $45,690 for Medical Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,692, which is 6.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% lower than the Arkansas median of $37,760.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hot Springs, AR is 85.730, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Assistants at $42,692 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Assistants. Hot Springs, AR ranks 10th of 13 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).).

• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 44 miles away, with a median of $38,110 and employment of 1,660. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,646, against $42,692 here.
• Fort Smith, AR-OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $37,380 and employment of 430. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,522, against $42,692 here.
• Texarkana, TX-AR is 97 miles away, with a median of $36,160 and employment of 230. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,041, against $42,692 here.

Employment share

Medical Assistants accounts for 0.67% of wage-and-salary employment in Hot Springs, AR (260 of 38,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.53% of employment (817,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.28 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.