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Medical Assistant salary in United States
Pay for Medical Assistant in United States, worked out from salary-listed jobs in United States only. Other countries and currencies are never mixed in.
Official benchmark · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Medical Assistants: official U.S. pay, May 2025
In the U.S., medical assistants (SOC 31-9092) earned a median $45,690 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- 10th percentile
- $36,050
- 25th percentile
- $38,470
- Median
- $45,690
- 75th percentile
- $49,180
- 90th percentile
- $59,310
Occupation: Medical Assistants (SOC 31-9092) · 817,870 jobs · per year, before tax. Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation across the U.S., all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded) — not only jobs that are advertised. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (public domain), retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Pay by state · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where medical assistants earn the most, May 2025
Washington has the highest median for medical assistants (SOC 31-9092) at $59,290 a year; Guam has the lowest at $33,570. BLS publishes a figure for 54 states and territories.
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $59,290 | $49,310 – $63,590 | 19,500 |
| Alaska | $52,560 | $48,930 – $61,510 | 2,140 |
| District of Columbia | $51,050 | $47,740 – $59,850 | 2,260 |
| Minnesota | $50,480 | $47,220 – $58,540 | 10,580 |
| Oregon | $50,410 | $47,170 – $59,160 | 11,840 |
| California | $49,660 | $46,240 – $61,870 | 117,060 |
| Massachusetts | $49,460 | $46,910 – $58,100 | 14,880 |
| Wisconsin | $48,680 | $46,370 – $55,000 | 13,810 |
| Hawaii | $48,410 | $45,290 – $55,940 | 3,890 |
| Colorado | $48,400 | $45,280 – $55,570 | 13,160 |
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guam | $33,570 | $29,460 – $36,220 | 270 |
| Mississippi | $35,360 | $31,200 – $38,190 | 3,340 |
| Alabama | $36,100 | $32,390 – $38,360 | 13,300 |
| Louisiana | $36,320 | $32,020 – $38,550 | 12,310 |
| West Virginia | $37,180 | $35,540 – $41,140 | 4,540 |
Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation in each state, all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded), per year before tax. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state data) (public domain).
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