SOC 31-9092 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Medical Assistants make in Twin Falls, ID?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical Assistants in Twin Falls, ID is $38,360. The 10th percentile is $30,580 and the 90th percentile is $48,960. Employment is 290.

Median annual wage

$38,360

10th percentile
$30,580
25th percentile
$36,620
Median
$38,360
75th percentile
$45,600
90th percentile
$48,960
Mean
$41,240

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Medical Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $30,580 and the 90th percentile is $48,960. The difference is $18,380, which is 47.9% 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 $36,620 to the 75th at $45,600, covers $8,980.

The mean annual wage is $41,240, which sits above the median of $38,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Twin Falls, ID median is 16% lower than the national median of $45,690 for Medical Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,647, which is 8.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.2% lower than the Idaho median of $44,700.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Twin Falls, ID is 92.108, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Assistants at $41,647 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Assistants. Twin Falls, ID ranks 6th of 7 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).).

  • Boise City, ID is 89 miles away, with a median of $46,310 and employment of 2,360. That median is 20.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,067, against $41,647 here.
  • Pocatello, ID is 120 miles away, with a median of $37,610 and employment of 400. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,303, against $41,647 here.
  • Idaho Falls, ID is 136 miles away, with a median of $38,370 and employment of 570. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,641, against $41,647 here.

Employment share

Medical Assistants accounts for 0.58% of wage-and-salary employment in Twin Falls, ID (290 of 50,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.53% of employment (817,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.10 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Twin Falls, ID · Medical Assistants by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Medical Assistants make in Twin Falls, ID?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical Assistants in Twin Falls, ID is $38,360. The 10th percentile is $30,580 and the 90th percentile is $48,960. Employment is 290.

How does that compare with the national median for Medical Assistants?

The local median is 16% lower than the national median of $45,690.

What is Medical Assistants pay in Twin Falls, ID after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Twin Falls, ID is 92.108, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $38,360 is $41,647. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Twin Falls, ID compare with nearby metros for Medical Assistants?

Boise City, ID is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 89 miles away, at $46,310. Twin Falls, ID ranks 6th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.