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Medical Assistants Salary (2024)

SOC Code: 31-9092

Category: Healthcare Support

Median Salary
$44,200
Average Salary
$44,720
Salary Range
$35,020 - $57,830
Total Employed
793,460

National Salary Distribution

$35,020$57,830
10th %ileMedian: $44,20090th %ile
PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly
10th Percentile$35,020$2,918
25th Percentile$37,610$3,134
Median$44,200$3,683
75th Percentile$48,160$4,013
90th Percentile$57,830$4,819
Mean (Average)$44,720$3,727

Highest Paying Cities for Medical Assistantss

Metro AreaMedian Salary
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$62,570
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$62,290
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$59,910
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$58,850
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$52,040
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$50,180
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH$49,150
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$47,820
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$47,780
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT$46,990
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$46,890
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$46,760
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$46,740
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,090
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$46,000
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$45,850
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$45,830
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$45,330
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX$45,220
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$45,080

All Metro Areas (49)

Metro AreaMedian Salary
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$62,570
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$62,290
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$59,910
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$58,850
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$52,040
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$50,180
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH$49,150
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$47,820
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$47,780
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT$46,990
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$46,890
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$46,760
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$46,740
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,090
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$46,000
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$45,850
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$45,830
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$45,330
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX$45,220
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$45,080
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$45,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA$45,040
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$44,960
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$44,520
Salt Lake City, UT$44,370
Kansas City, MO-KS$44,070
Columbus, OH$43,830
Cleveland-Elyria, OH$43,480
Rochester, NY$43,230
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$42,930
Tucson, AZ$42,900
Raleigh-Cary, NC$42,900
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$42,720
St. Louis, MO-IL$42,630
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$41,500
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$41,180
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$40,780
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV$40,590
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$40,160
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$39,970
Jacksonville, FL$39,730
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$39,640
Richmond, VA$39,550
Pittsburgh, PA$39,500
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$38,370
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$38,360
Oklahoma City, OK$38,190
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$37,770
Birmingham-Hoover, AL$35,640

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