Medical assistant salary

Open medical assistant jobs post a median of $24 an hour, with the middle half paying $22–$27.25: about $49,900 a year full time. Measured from 3,166 jobs at 384 employers that state their pay, read from each employer's own job board.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median /hr

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Medical assistant jobs

What medical assistants are paid

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint). The middle half of employers' rates is in the darker color.

Posted hourly rates of 3,166 open jobs. The chart spans the 2nd to the 98th percentile; the lowest rate posted is $10, the highest $57.02.

Posted on open jobs

$22–$27.25/hr

Middle half of 949 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $24. 41% of the 7,629 open medical assistant jobs state an hourly rate. 4 more state an "up to" ceiling, a weekly travel rate, a per-visit fee, or a rate far from the rest (a differential read as pay), left out.

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Medical assistant pay by employer

What each employer posts for medical assistants, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first. An employer with at least 5 such jobs has a page of its own with every range it posts.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
UnitedHealth Group	$22.50	$16–$36	161
Advocate Health	$27.25	$20.80–$36.15	96
UPMC	$23.50	$18.59–$30.40	91
Marathon Health	$23	$18–$30	83
Sutter Health	$40.50	$26.62–$57.02	82
Providence	$30.50	$16.27–$49.67	78
Hackensack Meridian Health	$24	$21.70–$35.17	67
Northwestern Medicine	$22.50	$18.98–$41.10	64
Ascension	$21.75	$16.78–$31	60
Beth Israel Lahey Health	$24.75	$19.13–$31.16	59
Cedars-Sinai	$29.25	$24–$39.01	47
CommonSpirit Health	$25	$15.92–$42.67	47
Mass General Brigham	$23.75	$19.80–$49.54	47
PM Pediatric Care	$22	$17–$27	47
Endeavor Health	$24.75	$19.89–$33.87	46
Sanford Health	$23.25	$17–$31.50	45
Rochester Regional Health	$19	$17.65–$29.99	41
MultiCare Health System	$30.25	$22.34–$37.91	38
Kaiser Permanente	$32.75	$25.33–$49.80	37
Washington University in St. Louis	$25	$15.25–$31.98	36
Atlantic Health	$27.75	$20.05–$41.57	35
Baptist Health South Florida	$24.25	$17.53–$29.29	35
Fairview Health Services	$27.75	$22.51–$34.01	34
UW Health	$25	$19.42–$29.30	34
UMass Memorial Health	$25.25	$16.54–$39.34	33
UChicago Medicine	$26.25	$22.64–$32.40	30
Trinity Health	$23.25	$18.16–$29.80	30
BJC HealthCare	$21.50	$17–$29	30
Mount Sinai Health System	$29	$23.98–$33.86	29
Monument Health	$17.75	$16.52–$23.51	29
Summit Health and CityMD	$24.50	$19.95–$27.07	28
Mosaic Health	$24.50	$16.20–$34.49	27
Ohio State University Physicians	$29.25	$29.33–$33.13	26
Mercyhealth	$23.50	$18.28–$28.69	26
Renown Health	$22.75	$19.70–$31.64	26
AdventHealth	$22.50	$16.14–$39.35	26
Legacy Health	$28.75	$23.43–$36.93	25
Allina Health	$26	$21.03–$33.24	22
Tufts Medicine	$25	$20.12–$30.82	21
Brown University Health	$24	$18.13–$29.90	21

Median of each employer's own jobs (a range at its midpoint), and the lowest and highest rate it posts. Jobs stating pay link to the employer's open jobs.

Medical assistant pay by state

States where at least 8 open jobs from 3 employers state an hourly rate, highest median first. Each opens the state's own page, with its towns and employers.

State	Median posted	Middle half	BLS median	Jobs
Washington	$29.50	$25.75–$32.25	$28.50 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	242
California	$28.75	$25–$32.50	$23.88 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	327
Oregon	$28.75	$27–$29.75	$24.24 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	68
Alaska	$26.75	$25.25–$30	$25.27 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	16
Minnesota	$25.50	$24.50–$27.50	$24.27 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	80
Colorado	$25.25	$24–$27	$23.27 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	94
Massachusetts	$25	$23–$26.50	$23.78 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	247
New Jersey	$24	$22.50–$26.25	$22.70 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	231
Nevada	$24	$23–$25.50	$21.73 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	35
Pennsylvania	$23.75	$21.50–$24.25	$21.12 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	125
Nebraska	$23.75	$23–$25.25	$22.78 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	17
North Dakota	$23.75	$22.50–$25.50	$22.11 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	13
Illinois	$23.50	$22.25–$25	$22.16 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	329
Florida	$23.50	$22–$24.75	$21 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	166
Wisconsin	$23.50	$22.25–$24.25	$23.41 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	99
Rhode Island	$23.50	$23.25–$23.75	$22.69 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	25
Delaware	$23.50	$20.75–$24.50	$21.39 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	17
Hawaii	$23.50	$21.75–$28	$23.28 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	8
Arizona	$23.25	$22.50–$25	$22.09 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	33
New Hampshire	$23.25	$22.25–$24.75	$23.09 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	28
Kentucky	$23.25	$20.75–$24	$18.88 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	10
New York	$23	$20.75–$25.75	$23.08 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	232
Virginia	$23	$22–$24.50	$21.51 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	139
Maryland	$23	$22–$24.50	$22.31 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	61
Connecticut	$23	$22–$23.50	$22.81 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	29
Maine	$23	$22–$24.50	$22.88 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	14
Vermont	$23	$21.25–$25.25	$22.71 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	11
Indiana	$22.75	$22–$24	$21.69 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	70
North Carolina	$22.50	$20.50–$26.75	$21.70 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	98
Georgia	$22.50	$21.25–$24	$20 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	54
South Dakota	$22.50	$20–$23.50	$20.13 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	44
Oklahoma	$22.50	$22–$24.50	$18.63 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	14
South Carolina	$22.50	$22.50–$23.50	$19.79 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	9
Kansas	$22.25	$20.25–$23.25	$19 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	15
Iowa	$22.25	$21.25–$24.75	$21.87 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	13
Texas	$22	$21–$23.50	$19 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	93
Ohio	$22	$20.50–$24	$20.58 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	60
Tennessee	$22	$21.50–$23	$19.02 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	26
Missouri	$21.75	$20.25–$24.25	$19.44 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	75
Michigan	$21.75	$20.25–$23	$19.17 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	21
Utah	$20	$19.50–$22	$21.81 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	9

Median and middle half of employers' rates in the state. BLS medians are for the occupation's main SOC code in the state (May 2025).

Night shift medical assistant pay

Where one employer posts both night and other medical assistant jobs in the same state (6 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $1.25 an hour more than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, state	Night jobs, median	Other jobs, median
Mount Sinai Health System, NY	$29.50 (1)	$28.25 (28)
Sanford Health, NE	$23.25 (1)	$23.25 (9)
Sanford Health, SD	$23.50 (1)	$22.25 (7)
Cedarhurst, KS	$19.50 (1)	$20 (1)
Emergency Physicians Urgent Care, CA	$23 (1)	$22 (1)
Spring Oak Senior Living, VA	$23 (1)	$21 (1)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Medical assistant jobs that state a yearly salary

Some jobs state a salary for the year instead of an hourly rate. They are measured on their own here, never converted.

68 open jobs from 9 employers state a yearly salary: a median of $51,600, the middle half $45,800 to $54,700, from $31,589 to $74,250 posted.

Best-paid open medical assistant jobs

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Medical Assistant Lead, OB/GYN
Sutter Health · San Francisco, CA· 1mo ago
$40.73–$57.02/hr
Medical Assistant Lead, Onboarding & Integration Team
Sutter Health · San Francisco, CA· 4d ago
$40.73–$57.02/hr
Clinical Research Coordinator II (MA-Registered)
Seattle Children's · Seattle, WA· 5d ago
$36.16–$54.24/hr
Lead Medical Assistant - UW Medicine Primary Care at Ravenna
UW Medicine · Seattle, WA· 3w ago
$44.26/hr
Certified Medical Assistant - FT- Days - Cancer Clinic @ MV
El Camino Health · Mountain View, CA· 1mo ago
$38.49–$48.66/hr
Medical Assistant - Urgent Care, Olympia Medical Center (Per Diem)
Kaiser Permanente · Olympia, WA· 1w ago
$33.47–$49.8/hr
Outpatient Behavioral Health Technician (Medical Assistant) Per Diem
Montage Health · Monterey, CA· 3mo ago
$35.36–$47.32/hr
Medical Assistant 3 (BUSH GEN MED)
UCSF Health · San Francisco, CA· 1w ago
$36.59–$45.66/hr
Medical Assistant (Bayfront OHNS)
UCSF Health · San Francisco, CA· 1mo ago
$36.59–$45.66/hr
MA / Medical Assistant - Emergency Department at NW
UW Medicine · Seattle, WA· 3w ago
$40.86/hr
Medical Assistant III, Procedure Suite
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Seattle, WA· 4d ago
$32.63–$48.93/hr
Clinic Assistant/Medical Assistant (Cantonese/Mandarin)
Asian Health Services · San Leandro, CA· 5d ago
$35.58–$45.09/hr

Every open job: Medical assistant jobs

What BLS measures

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys what people employed in the occupation earn, at every level of experience. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered, so the two measure different things.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Medical Assistants (31-9092)	$17.33 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)	$18.50 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)	$21.97 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)	$23.65 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)	$28.52 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)	817,870 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)

The posted median ($24) is $2.03 above the BLS median ($21.97 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)). Posted ranges run from a new hire's rate to an experienced one's, and their midpoint is counted here.

Medical assistant salary: common questions

How much does a medical assistant make an hour?

Open medical assistant jobs on CareJobs.Now that state an hourly rate post a median of $24, with the middle half between $22–$27.25 (3,166 jobs from 384 employers, each employer's advertised range counted once). Postings advertise a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics measured a median of $21.97/hr ($45,690 a year) for medical assistants in May 2025.

How much does a medical assistant make a year?

At the posted median of $24 an hour, full time (2,080 hours a year) comes to about $49,900, and the middle half to $45,800 to $56,700. That is arithmetic on the hourly rate, not a salary any job states. 68 open jobs state a yearly salary instead, a median of $51,600.

Which states pay medical assistants the most?

By the median hourly rate open jobs post: Washington ($29.50), California ($28.75) and Oregon ($28.75). The lowest: Utah ($20), Michigan ($21.75) and Missouri ($21.75). Each state's page breaks its pay down by town and employer.

Which employers pay medical assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least 5 open jobs: Sutter Health ($40.50), Kaiser Permanente ($32.75) and Providence ($30.50). The employer table lists the 40 employers with the most jobs stating pay.

Do night shift medical assistants earn more?

Where one employer posts both night and other medical assistant jobs in the same state (6 such employers and states), night jobs post a median $1.25 an hour more. Many state a night differential on top of that.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay CareJobs.Now's open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 3,166 of 7,629 open medical assistant jobs (41%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none, "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out, and each employer's advertised range counts once in the median, so no single employer sets it.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used: a plain hourly or yearly figure or range in US dollars, read from the job's own posting. A range counts at its midpoint. In the median and the middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; an employer's own figures count its jobs one by one. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates under a third or over three times the occupation's median are left out. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours (40 a week). A job counts under its occupation and every occupation above it, and under every state it is open in. A page exists while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: Medical Assistants (SOC 31-9092), published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Assistants by state, published May 15, 2026
BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035: Medical Assistants (Occupational Outlook Handbook), published August 27, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Medical assistant salary. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/medical-assistant

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