Medical Assistants salary in the United States

$36,050
10th
$38,470
25th
$45,690
Median
$49,180
75th
$59,310
90th

National median

$45,690

2025 OEWS

Mean

$46,120

Hourly median

$21.97

Employment

817,870

Top paying locations with published data

LocationMedianEmployment
Vallejo, CA$77,4101,360
Santa Rosa, CA$64,8201,550
Napa, CA$62,050320
Sacramento, CA$61,9707,410
San Jose, CA$61,9406,400
Mount Vernon, WA$61,870210
Seattle, WA$61,50010,210
Longview, WA$61,480250
Ponce, PR$59,990
San Francisco, CA$59,79014,320
WA$59,29019,500
Bellingham, WA$57,410510
Portland, OR$56,2406,390
Walla Walla, WA$56,020140
Olympia, WA$55,700580
Bremerton, WA$55,680610
Ithaca, NY$53,760390
Minneapolis, MN$52,5707,390
AK$52,5602,140
Fairbanks, AK$52,140180
Anchorage, AK$51,9301,370
Spokane, WA$51,7202,090
Lewiston, ME$51,460380
Kahului, HI$51,200410
DC$51,0502,260
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025. Published survey snapshot, not a real-time market rate.