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Medical assistant salary in Washington

Open medical assistant jobs in Washington post a median of $29.50 an hour, the middle half $25.75–$32.25 (about $61,400 a year full time), $5.50 above the national posted median. From 242 jobs at 30 employers that state their pay.

$29.50
Median posted /hr
$26–$32
Middle half /hr
$61,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$28.50
BLS median in WA
May 2025

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

What medical assistants are paid in Washington

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

Posted hourly rates of 242 open jobs in Washington. Lowest posted $16, highest $54.24.

Posted on open jobs in Washington

$25.75–$32.25/hr

Middle half of 90 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $29.50. 86% of the 282 open medical assistant jobs in Washington state an hourly rate.

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Medical assistant pay by town in Washington

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Seattle$33.75$17.24–$54.2468 (10)
Vancouver$23.25$20.55–$33.5025 (3)
Spokane$24.25$20–$40.4923 (6)
Tacoma$30.25$17.24–$42.6718 (4)
Bellevue$33.50$23.27–$43.4515 (7)
Wenatchee$29.25$17.34–$37.0615 (1)
Redmond$30.50$20.71–$43.3010 (5)
Olympia$25$16–$49.8010 (6)
Issaquah$32.75$21.49–$40.499 (3)
Puyallup$29.75$22.34–$37.916 (2)
Spokane Valley$26.75$20.71–$32.146 (2)
Federal Way$31$17.75–$41.635 (3)
Auburn$30.75$24.83–$37.915 (1)
Everett$29.25$22–$40.755 (3)
Kirkland$33.50$26.45–$43.454 (3)
Gig Harbor$31.75$24.83–$38.494 (2)
Edmonds$31.50$20.71–$40.494 (2)
Covington$31.25$24.83–$37.914 (1)
Burien$30$17.24–$42.674 (2)
Camas$30$23.93–$36.934 (1)
Longview$26.75$23–$32.204 (2)
Sammamish$33.50$26.46–$40.493 (2)
Renton$30.50$22.34–$43.303 (3)

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 Washington

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Providence$30.50$17.75–$45.5851
MultiCare Health System$30.25$22.34–$37.9138
UW Medicine$40.50$40.44–$44.2619
Confluence Health$29.25$17.34–$37.0618
Vancouver Clinic$23.25$20.55–$28.0218
CommonSpirit Health$31$16.06–$42.6712
Kaiser Permanente$36.25$27.47–$49.8010
Seattle Children's$34$27.17–$54.2410
Overlake Medical Center$33.50$28.02–$41.5410
Legacy Health$28.75$23.93–$36.9310
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center$37$30.52–$48.936
UnitedHealth Group$26$16–$306
Sea Mar Community Health Centers$24$24.094
Crossover Health$30$25.89–$393
Kittitas Valley Healthcare$27.50$21.91–$33.223
Cowlitz Family Health Center$24$23–$24.773
Spokane Urology PS$22$20–$243
Mason Health$32.25$26.56–$37.752
Snoqualmie Valley Health$30.75$25.04–$36.472
Puyallup Tribal Health Authority$28.75$26.85–$33.562
One Medical$25.75$25.752
CE Medical Group$22$19–$252
Jefferson Healthcare$33.25$26–$40.731
Unity Care NW$30$27.66–$32.511
Genesis HealthCare$29.50$20–$391
WhidbeyHealth$29.50$20.27–$38.691
Cancer Care Northwest$26.75$21.80–$31.611
Shriners Children's$26.75$22–$31.681
Pullman Regional Hospital$26.50$21.30–$31.891
American Oncology Network$25$20.87–$29.021

Median of each employer's jobs in Washington (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 Washington

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

What BLS measures in Washington

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, Washington. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Medical Assistants (31-9092)$22.38 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)$23.71 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)$28.50 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)$30.57 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)$35.67 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)19,500 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Medical assistant salary in Washington: common questions

How much does a medical assistant make in Washington?

Open medical assistant jobs in Washington that state an hourly rate post a median of $29.50, the middle half $25.75–$32.25 (242 jobs from 30 employers). Full time that is about $61,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $28.50/hr ($59,290 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Washington (May 2025).

Where in Washington do medical assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Seattle ($33.75), Vancouver ($23.25), Spokane ($24.25) and Tacoma ($30.25). The town table lists 23.

Which employers in Washington pay medical assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: UW Medicine ($40.50), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center ($37) and Kaiser Permanente ($36.25).

How does Washington compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Washington ($29.50) is $5.50 above the national posted median of $24. In the BLS survey Washington ranks 1 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: 242 of 282 open medical assistant jobs in Washington (86%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Medical assistant pay in other states

Medical assistant salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

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 Washington. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/medical-assistant/washington

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