Medical Assistants salary by location
National median: $45,690 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $77,410 | +69.4% | 1,360 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $64,820 | +41.9% | 1,550 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $62,050 | +35.8% | 320 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $61,970 | +35.6% | 7,410 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $61,940 | +35.6% | 6,400 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $61,870 | +35.4% | 210 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $61,500 | +34.6% | 10,210 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $61,480 | +34.6% | 250 | 2025 |
| Ponce, PR | metropolitan | $59,990 | +31.3% | — | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $59,790 | +30.9% | 14,320 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $59,290 | +29.8% | 19,500 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $57,410 | +25.7% | 510 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $56,240 | +23.1% | 6,390 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $56,020 | +22.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $55,700 | +21.9% | 580 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $55,680 | +21.9% | 610 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $53,760 | +17.7% | 390 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $52,570 | +15.1% | 7,390 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $52,560 | +15.0% | 2,140 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $52,140 | +14.1% | 180 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $51,930 | +13.7% | 1,370 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $51,720 | +13.2% | 2,090 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $51,460 | +12.6% | 380 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $51,200 | +12.1% | 410 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $51,050 | +11.7% | 2,260 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $50,820 | +11.2% | 850 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $50,740 | +11.1% | 10,750 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $50,680 | +10.9% | 2,020 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $50,480 | +10.5% | 10,580 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $50,480 | +10.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $50,410 | +10.3% | 11,840 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $50,240 | +10.0% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $50,090 | +9.6% | 960 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $50,080 | +9.6% | 840 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $49,990 | +9.4% | 1,870 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $49,980 | +9.4% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $49,900 | +9.2% | 380 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $49,830 | +9.1% | 440 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $49,700 | +8.8% | 6,440 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $49,660 | +8.7% | 117,060 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $49,620 | +8.6% | 340 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $49,590 | +8.5% | 4,170 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $49,560 | +8.5% | 370 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $49,520 | +8.4% | 850 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $49,510 | +8.4% | 480 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $49,500 | +8.3% | 1,660 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $49,480 | +8.3% | 370 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $49,460 | +8.3% | 14,880 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $49,420 | +8.2% | 9,370 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $49,410 | +8.1% | 430 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $49,330 | +8.0% | 450 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $49,310 | +7.9% | 710 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $49,230 | +7.7% | 370 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $48,980 | +7.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $48,890 | +7.0% | 340 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $48,890 | +7.0% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $48,820 | +6.9% | 900 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $48,750 | +6.7% | 2,080 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $48,680 | +6.5% | 13,810 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $48,610 | +6.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $48,590 | +6.3% | 970 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $48,540 | +6.2% | 1,880 | 2025 |
| Mankato, MN | metropolitan | $48,530 | +6.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $48,510 | +6.2% | 1,280 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $48,410 | +6.0% | 3,890 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $48,400 | +5.9% | 2,220 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $48,400 | +5.9% | 13,160 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $48,370 | +5.9% | 44,060 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $48,230 | +5.6% | 460 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $48,160 | +5.4% | 660 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $48,020 | +5.1% | 3,000 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $48,010 | +5.1% | 1,400 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $48,000 | +5.1% | 40,710 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $47,990 | +5.0% | 750 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $47,970 | +5.0% | 2,790 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $47,960 | +5.0% | 570 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $47,910 | +4.9% | 800 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $47,870 | +4.8% | 510 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $47,860 | +4.7% | 190 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $47,860 | +4.7% | 190 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $47,840 | +4.7% | 880 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $47,840 | +4.7% | 1,740 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $47,760 | +4.5% | 39,770 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $47,750 | +4.5% | 330 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $47,720 | +4.4% | 2,700 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $47,580 | +4.1% | 4,480 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $47,430 | +3.8% | 10,250 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $47,370 | +3.7% | 2,380 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $47,280 | +3.5% | 290 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $47,270 | +3.5% | 15,640 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $47,260 | +3.4% | 270 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $47,250 | +3.4% | 1,140 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $47,240 | +3.4% | 1,770 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $47,210 | +3.3% | 20,330 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $47,190 | +3.3% | 570 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $47,190 | +3.3% | 3,210 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $47,160 | +3.2% | 580 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $47,150 | +3.2% | 770 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $47,140 | +3.2% | 1,580 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | metropolitan | $47,120 | +3.1% | 670 | 2025 |