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Medical assistant salary in Virginia

Open medical assistant jobs in Virginia post a median of $23 an hour, the middle half $22–$24.50 (about $47,800 a year full time), $1 below the national posted median. From 139 jobs at 25 employers that state their pay.

$23
Median posted /hr
$22–$25
Middle half /hr
$47,800
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$21.51
BLS median in VA
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Medical assistant jobs in Virginia · Medical assistant pay nationwide

What medical assistants are paid in Virginia

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 139 open jobs in Virginia. Lowest posted $13, highest $44.53.

Posted on open jobs in Virginia

$22–$24.50/hr

Middle half of 45 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $23. 60% of the 231 open medical assistant jobs in Virginia state an hourly rate.

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Medical assistant pay by town in Virginia

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Newport News$25.50$17–$35.9514 (4)
Richmond$22.25$17–$28.5114 (4)
Roanoke$23.25$16.18–$3011 (2)
Fairfax$23$17–$31.178 (5)
Winchester$22.25$18.96–$25.598 (1)
Fredericksburg$23.75$18.09–$29.287 (2)
Williamsburg$23.50$18.90–$32.147 (2)
Ashburn$24$17–$31.176 (2)
Virginia Beach$28.75$18.45–$37.605 (2)
Norfolk$25$17–$32.144 (2)
Alexandria$24.75$18.44–$31.174 (1)
Tappahannock$23.75$19–$28.514 (1)
Springfield$22.25$17–$31.174 (3)
Charlottesville$25$20.31–$29.923 (1)
Gainesville$24.50$19.12–$31.173 (3)
McLean$24.25$18.44–$40.873 (3)
Christiansburg$21.75$18.70–$26.183 (2)
Hampton$21.75$18.90–$24.603 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Medical assistant pay by employer in Virginia

What each employer posts for medical assistants here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Riverside Health$21.75$18.90–$26.5521
VCU Health$23.75$18–$28.5118
Sentara Health$27$20.31–$37.6016
Inova$25.25$18.44–$31.1714
Carilion Clinic$22.50$16.18–$26.1812
Mary Washington Healthcare$25$20.91–$44.5311
Valley Health (Virginia)$22.25$18.96–$25.5911
Marathon Health$23.50$18–$305
PM Pediatric Care$22$17–$275
Kaiser Permanente$34.25$27.77–$43.874
UVA Health$24.50$19.45–$29.513
Fairfax Family Practice Centers$23.50$18–$282
Spring Oak Senior Living$22$20–$232
ChenMed$21.75$17–$28.832
Erickson Senior Living$21.50$20–$252
Virginia Physicians For Women$20.25$17–$242
WVU Medicine$24$19.82–$28.011
GoHealth Urgent Care$23.50$19–$281
Trusted Doctors$23$22–$241
American Oncology Network$22.50$18.09–$27.141
Pediatric Specialists of Virginia$22$20–$241
Med Atlantic Inc & Virginia Urology Center$21.25$17.88–$24.591
Kisco Senior Living$18.75$18.45–$19.251
LifePoint Health$18$16.19–$19.991
Sunnyside Presbyterian Home$16$13–$191

Median of each employer's jobs in Virginia (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for medical assistants nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open medical assistant jobs in Virginia

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

What BLS measures in Virginia

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Virginia. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Medical Assistants (31-9092)$17.83 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)$18.67 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)$21.51 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)$22.39 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)$25.00 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)16,650 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Medical assistant salary in Virginia: common questions

How much does a medical assistant make in Virginia?

Open medical assistant jobs in Virginia that state an hourly rate post a median of $23, the middle half $22–$24.50 (139 jobs from 25 employers). Full time that is about $47,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $21.51/hr ($44,740 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Virginia (May 2025).

Where in Virginia do medical assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Newport News ($25.50), Richmond ($22.25), Roanoke ($23.25) and Fairfax ($23). The town table lists 18.

Which employers in Virginia pay medical assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Kaiser Permanente ($34.25), Sentara Health ($27) and Inova ($25.25).

How does Virginia compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Virginia ($23) is $1 below the national posted median of $24. In the BLS survey Virginia ranks 30 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 139 of 231 open medical assistant jobs in Virginia (60%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Assistants (SOC 31-9092), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

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

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