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Medical administrative assistant salary in California

Open medical administrative assistant jobs in California post a median of $27.50 an hour, the middle half $24.75–$30.75 (about $57,200 a year full time), $4 above the national posted median. From 34 jobs at 16 employers that state their pay.

$27.50
Median posted /hr
$25–$31
Middle half /hr
$57,200
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$26.20
BLS median in CA
May 2025

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What medical administrative assistants are paid in California

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

Posted hourly rates of 34 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $19, highest $41.92.

Posted on open jobs in California

$24.75–$30.75/hr

Middle half of 25 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $27.50. 68% of the 50 open medical administrative assistant jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Medical administrative assistant pay by town in California

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Los Angeles$34$25–$41.627 (2)
San Francisco$24$19–$28.255 (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 administrative assistant pay by employer in California

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
One Medical$24$19–$28.257
Cedars-Sinai$34.25$26.31–$41.626
Stanford Health Care$37.25$33.05–$41.923
Kaiser Permanente$31.25$29.49–$33.572
AltaMed Health Services$28.50$25–$32.952
Loma Linda University Health$28.25$25–$34.162
Providence$27.50$25.20–$29.632
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$25.25$21–$28.872
CommonSpirit Health$30.50$25.25–$35.671
ScionHealth$30.25$24.23–$36.351
Marshall Medical Center$28.75$26.22–$31.471
DaVita$27.50$25–$301
Leaps & Bounds Pediatric Therapy$24$23–$251
Comprehensive Community Health Centers$23.50$22–$251
Easterseals Southern California$22$22.121
Alongside ABA$21$20–$221

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

Best-paid open medical administrative assistant jobs in California

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

What BLS measures in California

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, California. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (43-6013)$19.54 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, opens in a new tab)$22.40 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, opens in a new tab)$26.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, opens in a new tab)$30.45 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, opens in a new tab)$36.55 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, opens in a new tab)115,050 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Medical administrative assistant salary in California: common questions

How much does a medical administrative assistant make in California?

Open medical administrative assistant jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $27.50, the middle half $24.75–$30.75 (34 jobs from 16 employers). Full time that is about $57,200 a year. BLS measured a median of $26.20/hr ($54,490 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do medical administrative assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Los Angeles ($34) and San Francisco ($24). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in California pay medical administrative assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Stanford Health Care ($37.25), Cedars-Sinai ($34.25) and One Medical ($24).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($27.50) is $4 above the national posted median of $23.50. In the BLS survey California ranks 2 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: 34 of 50 open medical administrative assistant jobs in California (68%) 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 administrative assistant pay in other states

Medical administrative 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 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (SOC 43-6013), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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

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