✔️ Page Updated: December 31st, 2025 | Current for 2026
This page contains the most recent (Updated for 2026), complete, and accurate medical assistant salary data taken from employers nationwide by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Salary.com, Payscale, Indeed, and Glassdoor.
You can see how much a certified medical assistant salary is by city, major metro region, state, and also by the type of healthcare practice a medical assistant works in.
Salaries vary depending on location, education and work experience, learn more about medical assistant programs.
Page Contents
– Medical assistant salary data by State
– Medical assistant salary data by major metropolitan area
– How much does a medical assistant make an hour?
– How much does a medical assistant make a year?
Medical Assistant Salary Data by State
Below is a table of medical assistant salary data by state. Click on your state to see average CMA salaries in all it’s major cities.
Below this table is another table containing medical assistant salary data by major metro and city.
| State | Hourly Pay | Weekly Pay | Monthly Pay | Annual Salary | Total Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $16.76 | $670 | $2,905 | $34,860 | 12,760 |
| Alaska | $27.71 | $1,108 | $4,803 | $57,630 | 2,420 |
| Arizona | $21.64 | $866 | $3,751 | $45,010 | 23,300 |
| Arkansas | $18.30 | $732 | $3,172 | $38,060 | 4,990 |
| California | $25.37 | $1,015 | $4,397 | $52,770 | 110,350 |
| Colorado | $22.91 | $916 | $3,971 | $47,650 | 12,910 |
| Connecticut | $22.73 | $909 | $3,940 | $47,280 | 9,750 |
| Delaware | $20.43 | $817 | $3,541 | $42,500 | 2,980 |
| District of Columbia | $25.42 | $1,017 | $4,406 | $52,880 | 2,530 |
| Florida | $20.66 | $826 | $3,581 | $42,970 | 59,870 |
| Georgia | $19.66 | $786 | $3,408 | $40,890 | 26,800 |
| Hawaii | $24.05 | $962 | $4,169 | $50,030 | 3,830 |
| Idaho | $20.96 | $838 | $3,633 | $43,600 | 5,090 |
| Illinois | $21.57 | $863 | $3,739 | $44,870 | 22,990 |
| Indiana | $20.43 | $817 | $3,541 | $42,490 | 22,090 |
| Iowa | $20.91 | $836 | $3,624 | $43,500 | 5,260 |
| Kansas | $19.57 | $783 | $3,392 | $40,700 | 4,920 |
| Kentucky | $18.95 | $758 | $3,285 | $39,420 | 14,070 |
| Louisiana | $16.78 | $671 | $2,909 | $34,900 | 14,030 |
| Maine | $22.57 | $903 | $3,912 | $46,940 | 4,120 |
| Maryland | $21.76 | $870 | $3,772 | $45,260 | 14,700 |
| Massachusetts | $24.22 | $969 | $4,198 | $50,390 | 16,210 |
| Michigan | $19.52 | $781 | $3,383 | $40,600 | 23,620 |
| Minnesota | $24.13 | $965 | $4,183 | $50,190 | 9,930 |
| Mississippi | $17.12 | $685 | $2,967 | $35,620 | 3,700 |
| Missouri | $19.47 | $779 | $3,375 | $40,500 | 11,860 |
| Montana | $21.66 | $866 | $3,754 | $45,060 | 2,290 |
| Nebraska | $21.68 | $867 | $3,758 | $45,090 | 2,560 |
| Nevada | $20.55 | $822 | $3,562 | $42,740 | 7,440 |
| New Hampshire | $22.97 | $919 | $3,981 | $47,770 | 2,990 |
| New Jersey | $22.12 | $885 | $3,834 | $46,000 | 22,530 |
| New Mexico | $19.60 | $784 | $3,397 | $40,760 | 6,320 |
| New York | $23.10 | $924 | $4,004 | $48,050 | 39,250 |
| North Carolina | $20.44 | $818 | $3,543 | $42,520 | 23,970 |
| North Dakota | $20.89 | $836 | $3,621 | $43,450 | 650 |
| Ohio | $20.11 | $804 | $3,486 | $41,830 | 23,210 |
| Oklahoma | $18.58 | $743 | $3,221 | $38,650 | 9,960 |
| Oregon | $24.58 | $983 | $4,261 | $51,120 | 11,610 |
| Pennsylvania | $20.64 | $826 | $3,578 | $42,940 | 23,650 |
| Rhode Island | $21.96 | $878 | $3,806 | $45,670 | 3,270 |
| South Carolina | $19.27 | $771 | $3,340 | $40,070 | 11,750 |
| South Dakota | $19.32 | $773 | $3,349 | $40,190 | 1,170 |
| Tennessee | $19.27 | $771 | $3,340 | $40,070 | 19,940 |
| Texas | $19.46 | $778 | $3,373 | $40,470 | 72,280 |
| Utah | $20.53 | $821 | $3,559 | $42,710 | 9,660 |
| Vermont | $21.93 | $877 | $3,801 | $45,610 | 1,090 |
| Virginia | $20.32 | $813 | $3,522 | $42,260 | 15,990 |
| Washington | $26.47 | $1,059 | $4,588 | $55,050 | 18,430 |
| West Virginia | $17.30 | $692 | $2,999 | $35,990 | 4,510 |
| Wisconsin | $22.71 | $908 | $3,936 | $47,230 | 12,900 |
| Wyoming | $19.63 | $785 | $3,403 | $40,830 | 1,010 |
| Guam | $15.11 | $604 | $2,619 | $31,430 | 230 |
| Puerto Rico | $14.55 | $582 | $2,522 | $30,270 | 940 |
| Virgin Islands | $18.49 | $740 | $3,205 | $38,460 | 190 |
Medical Assistant Salaries by Metropolis
If you clicked on your state in the table above and your city was not included in the salary data provided, you can search the table below for your city, or metropolitan area, to see local medical assistant salary data. Over 415 metropolitan areas are included in the table below, you can view more than 15 rows at a time, search, sort, filter, and click next to see more rows.
| State | City / Metro | Hourly Pay | Annual Salary | Total Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | Abilene | $17.90 | $37,240 | 360 |
| PR | Aguadilla | $15.00 | $31,190 | ** |
| OH | Akron | $19.48 | $40,510 | 1,360 |
| GA | Albany | $18.12 | $37,690 | 430 |
| OR | Albany | $24.04 | $50,010 | 190 |
| NY | Albany-Schenectady-Troy | $21.11 | $43,900 | 1,530 |
| NM | Albuquerque | $20.09 | $41,790 | 3,170 |
| LA | Alexandria | $15.23 | $31,670 | 490 |
| PA | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | $20.62 | $42,880 | 1,730 |
| PA | Altoona | $18.35 | $38,160 | 300 |
| TX | Amarillo | $17.89 | $37,200 | 680 |
| IA | Ames | $21.10 | $43,880 | 170 |
| MA | Amherst Town-Northampton | $22.81 | $47,440 | 260 |
| AK | Anchorage | $26.67 | $55,470 | 1,580 |
| MI | Ann Arbor | $20.58 | $42,810 | 1,680 |
| AL | Anniston-Oxford | $15.79 | $32,830 | 370 |
| WI | Appleton | $22.68 | $47,180 | 460 |
| NC | Asheville | $20.02 | $41,650 | 1,380 |
| GA | Athens-Clarke County | $18.96 | $39,440 | 940 |
| GA | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell | $20.81 | $43,290 | 15,390 |
| NJ | Atlantic City-Hammonton | $21.33 | $44,360 | 720 |
| AL | Auburn-Opelika | $16.63 | $34,590 | 390 |
| GA | Augusta-Richmond County | $18.17 | $37,800 | 1,570 |
| TX | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | $21.46 | $44,640 | 5,460 |
| CA | Bakersfield-Delano | $22.09 | $45,950 | 2,650 |
| MD | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | $21.81 | $45,370 | 7,140 |
| ME | Bangor | $22.21 | $46,200 | 640 |
| MA | Barnstable Town | $24.02 | $49,950 | 430 |
| LA | Baton Rouge | $17.13 | $35,640 | 2,300 |
| MI | Battle Creek | $19.77 | $41,130 | 370 |
| MI | Bay City | $18.48 | $38,440 | 160 |
| TX | Beaumont-Port Arthur | $18.75 | $39,000 | 740 |
| WV | Beckley | $16.10 | $33,480 | 330 |
| WA | Bellingham | $24.56 | $51,090 | 420 |
| OR | Bend | $24.69 | $51,360 | 780 |
| MT | Billings | $21.18 | $44,060 | 390 |
| NY | Binghamton | $20.09 | $41,780 | 320 |
| AL | Birmingham | $17.35 | $36,100 | 3,600 |
| ND | Bismarck | $21.70 | $45,130 | 170 |
| VA | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | $18.45 | $38,380 | 210 |
| IL | Bloomington | $19.94 | $41,470 | 400 |
| IN | Bloomington | $19.52 | $40,600 | 520 |
| ID | Boise City | $21.62 | $44,970 | 2,400 |
| MA | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | $24.70 | $51,370 | 12,290 |
| CO | Boulder | $23.72 | $49,340 | 770 |
| KY | Bowling Green | $18.33 | $38,130 | 650 |
| MT | Bozeman | $22.84 | $47,510 | 300 |
| WA | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard | $25.39 | $52,800 | 590 |
| CT | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury | $22.55 | $46,900 | 2,810 |
| TX | Brownsville-Harlingen | $16.21 | $33,710 | 1,170 |
| GA | Brunswick-St. Simons | $17.78 | $36,990 | 210 |
| NY | Buffalo-Cheektowaga | $21.49 | $44,700 | 2,050 |
| NC | Burlington | $20.77 | $43,200 | 320 |
| VT | Burlington-South Burlington | $21.98 | $45,720 | 540 |
| OH | Canton-Massillon | $19.04 | $39,590 | 690 |
| FL | Cape Coral-Fort Myers | $21.09 | $43,870 | 2,320 |
| MO | Cape Girardeau | $17.81 | $37,050 | 370 |
| NV | Carson City | $21.61 | $44,960 | 190 |
| WY | Casper | $19.96 | $41,510 | 190 |
| IA | Cedar Rapids | $21.27 | $44,240 | 500 |
| PA | Chambersburg | $20.34 | $42,310 | 280 |
| IL | Champaign-Urbana | $20.55 | $42,740 | 470 |
| WV | Charleston | $17.20 | $35,780 | 740 |
| SC | Charleston-North Charleston | $20.17 | $41,950 | 2,120 |
| NC | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia | $21.76 | $45,250 | 6,890 |
| VA | Charlottesville | $19.80 | $41,190 | 340 |
| TN | Chattanooga | $19.67 | $40,910 | 2,250 |
| WY | Cheyenne | $20.37 | $42,370 | 200 |
| IL | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | $22.18 | $46,130 | 18,130 |
| CA | Chico | $22.76 | $47,340 | 610 |
| OH | Cincinnati | $20.44 | $42,520 | 4,750 |
| TN | Clarksville | $18.12 | $37,690 | 590 |
| OH | Cleveland | $20.79 | $43,250 | 4,700 |
| TN | Cleveland | $17.92 | $37,270 | 290 |
| ID | Coeur d'Alene | $21.26 | $44,230 | 560 |
| TX | College Station-Bryan | $18.19 | $37,840 | 540 |
| CO | Colorado Springs | $21.41 | $44,530 | 2,540 |
| MO | Columbia | $18.61 | $38,710 | 410 |
| SC | Columbia | $18.90 | $39,310 | 1,860 |
| GA | Columbus | $17.81 | $37,050 | 860 |
| IN | Columbus | $19.18 | $39,890 | 410 |
| OH | Columbus | $20.97 | $43,620 | 4,340 |
| TX | Corpus Christi | $18.25 | $37,950 | 1,140 |
| OR | Corvallis | $23.37 | $48,600 | 360 |
| FL | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin | $19.28 | $40,100 | 670 |
| TX | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | $20.00 | $41,590 | 21,110 |
| GA | Dalton | $17.65 | $36,710 | 340 |
| AL | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | $16.88 | $35,100 | 450 |
| IA | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | $20.52 | $42,680 | 710 |
| OH | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek | $20.23 | $42,070 | 1,510 |
| AL | Decatur | $17.08 | $35,520 | 310 |
| IL | Decatur | $20.18 | $41,970 | 140 |
| FL | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach | $19.76 | $41,100 | 1,400 |
| CO | Denver-Aurora-Centennial | $23.83 | $49,560 | 6,450 |
| IA | Des Moines-West Des Moines | $22.08 | $45,930 | 1,410 |
| MI | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | $19.55 | $40,660 | 10,600 |
| AL | Dothan | $15.58 | $32,410 | 540 |
| DE | Dover | $19.08 | $39,690 | 460 |
| IA | Dubuque | $20.38 | $42,380 | 130 |
| MN | Duluth | $22.49 | $46,790 | 640 |
| NC | Durham-Chapel Hill | $21.70 | $45,130 | 1,930 |
| TX | Eagle Pass | $15.40 | $32,030 | 90 |
| WI | Eau Claire | $22.37 | $46,540 | 570 |
| CA | El Centro | $21.21 | $44,130 | 400 |
| KY | Elizabethtown | $18.62 | $38,740 | 250 |
| IN | Elkhart-Goshen | $20.08 | $41,770 | 540 |
| NY | Elmira | $19.74 | $41,050 | 180 |
| TX | El Paso | $16.92 | $35,190 | 2,210 |
| OK | Enid | $17.10 | $35,570 | 150 |
| PA | Erie | $18.90 | $39,310 | 590 |
| OR | Eugene-Springfield | $23.64 | $49,180 | 1,040 |
| IN | Evansville | $19.52 | $40,590 | 1,020 |
| AK | Fairbanks-College | $28.08 | $58,400 | 260 |
| ND | Fargo | $21.57 | $44,860 | 250 |
| NM | Farmington | $18.63 | $38,740 | 380 |
| NC | Fayetteville | $18.31 | $38,090 | 730 |
| AR | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | $18.85 | $39,210 | 1,150 |
| AZ | Flagstaff | $21.83 | $45,410 | 360 |
| MI | Flint | $18.45 | $38,380 | 830 |
| SC | Florence | $17.60 | $36,620 | 490 |
| AL | Florence-Muscle Shoals | $16.51 | $34,340 | 490 |
| WI | Fond du Lac | $22.26 | $46,290 | 180 |
| CO | Fort Collins-Loveland | $23.10 | $48,050 | 790 |
| AR | Fort Smith | $17.95 | $37,330 | 330 |
| IN | Fort Wayne | $20.37 | $42,370 | 1,830 |
| CA | Fresno | $23.03 | $47,900 | 3,410 |
| AL | Gadsden | $15.70 | $32,660 | 430 |
| FL | Gainesville | $20.26 | $42,140 | 710 |
| GA | Gainesville | $19.76 | $41,100 | 870 |
| PA | Gettysburg | $19.99 | $41,580 | 150 |
| NY | Glens Falls | $20.84 | $43,340 | 140 |
| NC | Goldsboro | $17.80 | $37,030 | 130 |
| ND | Grand Forks | $20.07 | $41,740 | 80 |
| NE | Grand Island | $20.90 | $43,470 | 130 |
| CO | Grand Junction | $21.28 | $44,270 | 390 |
| MI | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood | $20.07 | $41,740 | 2,560 |
| OR | Grants Pass | $23.05 | $47,940 | 210 |
| MT | Great Falls | $21.08 | $43,840 | 220 |
| CO | Greeley | $22.30 | $46,380 | 380 |
| WI | Green Bay | $22.04 | $45,850 | 720 |
| NC | Greensboro-High Point | $20.52 | $42,680 | 1,490 |
| NC | Greenville | $19.01 | $39,540 | 550 |
| SC | Greenville-Anderson-Greer | $19.61 | $40,800 | 2,400 |
| MS | Gulfport-Biloxi | $16.73 | $34,800 | 540 |
| MD | Hagerstown-Martinsburg | $19.72 | $41,010 | 630 |
| LA | Hammond | $16.78 | $34,890 | 470 |
| CA | Hanford-Corcoran | $21.98 | $45,710 | 430 |
| PA | Harrisburg-Carlisle | $20.03 | $41,670 | 1,420 |
| VA | Harrisonburg | $18.93 | $39,380 | 320 |
| CT | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | $22.65 | $47,120 | 3,210 |
| MS | Hattiesburg | $17.54 | $36,490 | 410 |
| MT | Helena | $20.45 | $42,540 | 160 |
| NC | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton | $19.53 | $40,620 | 900 |
| SC | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal | $19.01 | $39,540 | 490 |
| GA | Hinesville | $17.84 | $37,100 | 80 |
| FL | Homosassa Springs | $18.61 | $38,700 | 350 |
| AR | Hot Springs | $18.34 | $38,140 | 230 |
| LA | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | $15.83 | $32,920 | 520 |
| TX | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands | $20.22 | $42,050 | 16,580 |
| WV | Huntington-Ashland | $18.09 | $37,620 | 990 |
| AL | Huntsville | $17.44 | $36,280 | 1,750 |
| ID | Idaho Falls | $19.43 | $40,420 | 560 |
| IN | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood | $21.19 | $44,070 | 8,130 |
| IA | Iowa City | $21.57 | $44,870 | 480 |
| NY | Ithaca | $22.22 | $46,220 | 240 |
| MI | Jackson | $18.91 | $39,330 | 220 |
| MS | Jackson | $18.19 | $37,840 | 880 |
| TN | Jackson | $17.80 | $37,030 | 470 |
| FL | Jacksonville | $20.70 | $43,050 | 5,580 |
| NC | Jacksonville | $17.62 | $36,640 | 210 |
| WI | Janesville-Beloit | $21.83 | $45,410 | 290 |
| MO | Jefferson City | $18.01 | $37,470 | 300 |
| TN | Johnson City | $18.10 | $37,650 | 800 |
| PA | Johnstown | $17.94 | $37,310 | 230 |
| AR | Jonesboro | $17.78 | $36,980 | 210 |
| MO | Joplin | $18.26 | $37,980 | 300 |
| HI | Kahului-Wailuku | $24.87 | $51,740 | 380 |
| MI | Kalamazoo-Portage | $20.68 | $43,020 | 830 |
| IL | Kankakee | $19.13 | $39,790 | 230 |
| MO | Kansas City | $20.85 | $43,360 | 4,480 |
| WA | Kennewick-Richland | $23.70 | $49,290 | 750 |
| WI | Kenosha | $22.51 | $46,810 | 330 |
| TX | Killeen-Temple | $19.35 | $40,250 | 860 |
| TN | Kingsport-Bristol | $18.07 | $37,580 | 650 |
| NY | Kingston | $20.57 | $42,790 | 130 |
| NY | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh | $21.53 | $44,780 | 970 |
| TN | Knoxville | $18.97 | $39,460 | 2,790 |
| IN | Kokomo | $19.85 | $41,280 | 180 |
| WI | La Crosse-Onalaska | $23.00 | $47,840 | 500 |
| LA | Lafayette | $15.80 | $32,860 | 1,340 |
| IN | Lafayette-West Lafayette | $19.61 | $40,780 | 540 |
| LA | Lake Charles | $16.80 | $34,950 | 1,520 |
| AZ | Lake Havasu City-Kingman | $20.12 | $41,860 | 510 |
| FL | Lakeland-Winter Haven | $19.50 | $40,570 | 1,600 |
| PA | Lancaster | $20.08 | $41,770 | 1,040 |
| MI | Lansing-East Lansing | $19.19 | $39,920 | 980 |
| TX | Laredo | $16.62 | $34,570 | 470 |
| NM | Las Cruces | $17.93 | $37,290 | 850 |
| NV | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas | $20.19 | $42,000 | 5,590 |
| KS | Lawrence | $19.23 | $40,000 | 160 |
| OK | Lawton | $16.88 | $35,110 | 210 |
| PA | Lebanon | $20.20 | $42,020 | 190 |
| ID | Lewiston | $21.47 | $44,660 | 200 |
| ME | Lewiston-Auburn | $23.27 | $48,410 | 360 |
| KY | Lexington-Fayette | $19.85 | $41,290 | 2,320 |
| MD | Lexington Park | $21.37 | $44,440 | 400 |
| OH | Lima | $19.41 | $40,380 | 370 |
| NE | Lincoln | $21.65 | $45,030 | 530 |
| AR | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | $18.62 | $38,730 | 1,800 |
| UT | Logan | $20.39 | $42,400 | 500 |
| TX | Longview | $17.82 | $37,060 | 720 |
| WA | Longview-Kelso | $25.51 | $53,060 | 190 |
| CA | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | $23.40 | $48,670 | 34,570 |
| KY | Louisville/Jefferson County | $20.00 | $41,610 | 5,200 |
| TX | Lubbock | $17.32 | $36,020 | 830 |
| VA | Lynchburg | $18.69 | $38,880 | 500 |
| GA | Macon-Bibb County | $18.32 | $38,100 | 1,020 |
| WI | Madison | $23.21 | $48,280 | 1,980 |
| NH | Manchester-Nashua | $22.90 | $47,630 | 920 |
| KS | Manhattan | $16.92 | $35,200 | 100 |
| MN | Mankato | $21.85 | $45,450 | 180 |
| OH | Mansfield | $19.05 | $39,630 | 250 |
| PR | Mayaguez | $12.61 | $26,240 | 50 |
| TX | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | $16.04 | $33,360 | 2,710 |
| OR | Medford | $23.99 | $49,900 | 830 |
| TN | Memphis | $19.11 | $39,740 | 3,640 |
| CA | Merced | $19.91 | $41,400 | 620 |
| FL | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach | $21.50 | $44,720 | 17,560 |
| IN | Michigan City-La Porte | $19.61 | $40,780 | 260 |
| MI | Midland | $18.58 | $38,640 | 260 |
| TX | Midland | $20.21 | $42,050 | 380 |
| WI | Milwaukee-Waukesha | $23.57 | $49,030 | 3,840 |
| MN | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | $24.68 | $51,330 | 6,990 |
| MT | Missoula | $22.37 | $46,540 | 340 |
| AL | Mobile | $16.59 | $34,510 | 1,190 |
| CA | Modesto | $25.93 | $53,930 | 1,640 |
| LA | Monroe | $15.00 | $31,210 | 600 |
| MI | Monroe | $18.88 | $39,260 | 200 |
| AL | Montgomery | $16.86 | $35,070 | 800 |
| WV | Morgantown | $18.09 | $37,620 | 670 |
| TN | Morristown | $17.18 | $35,740 | 270 |
| WA | Mount Vernon-Anacortes | $25.17 | $52,360 | 200 |
| IN | Muncie | $19.81 | $41,210 | 530 |
| MI | Muskegon-Norton Shores | $19.25 | $40,030 | 360 |
| SC | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach | $18.68 | $38,860 | 820 |
| CA | Napa | $28.38 | $59,030 | 360 |
| FL | Naples-Marco Island | $21.86 | $45,470 | 1,180 |
| TN | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | $20.43 | $42,500 | 6,450 |
| CT | New Haven | $23.88 | $49,680 | 1,890 |
| LA | New Orleans-Metairie | $18.21 | $37,880 | ** |
| NY | New York-Newark-Jersey City | $23.23 | $48,320 | 45,710 |
| MI | Niles | $19.67 | $40,910 | 260 |
| FL | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota | $21.08 | $43,850 | 1,970 |
| CT | Norwich-New London-Willimantic | $21.96 | $45,690 | 570 |
| FL | Ocala | $18.99 | $39,490 | 1,070 |
| TX | Odessa | $18.96 | $39,430 | 250 |
| UT | Ogden | $20.81 | $43,280 | 1,790 |
| OK | Oklahoma City | $19.10 | $39,730 | 4,260 |
| WA | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater | $25.47 | $52,980 | 620 |
| NE | Omaha | $22.10 | $45,960 | 1,400 |
| FL | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | $20.09 | $41,790 | 7,160 |
| WI | Oshkosh-Neenah | $21.70 | $45,140 | 440 |
| KY | Owensboro | $18.27 | $38,000 | 220 |
| CA | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | $25.28 | $52,580 | 1,950 |
| KY | Paducah | $19.02 | $39,570 | 480 |
| FL | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville | $20.01 | $41,620 | 1,700 |
| FL | Panama City-Panama City Beach | $19.07 | $39,660 | 570 |
| WV | Parkersburg-Vienna | $16.79 | $34,920 | 290 |
| FL | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent | $18.29 | $38,050 | 1,460 |
| IL | Peoria | $20.23 | $42,070 | 710 |
| PA | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | $21.99 | $45,730 | 12,650 |
| AZ | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler | $22.08 | $45,920 | 17,230 |
| NC | Pinehurst-Southern Pines | $19.35 | $40,260 | 330 |
| PA | Pittsburgh | $19.68 | $40,940 | 4,560 |
| MA | Pittsfield | $21.34 | $44,390 | 300 |
| ID | Pocatello | $19.35 | $40,250 | 310 |
| PR | Ponce | $17.01 | $35,370 | ** |
| ME | Portland-South Portland | $23.16 | $48,160 | 1,730 |
| OR | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | $25.84 | $53,740 | 6,360 |
| FL | Port St. Lucie | $21.04 | $43,760 | 1,350 |
| AZ | Prescott Valley-Prescott | $21.39 | $44,500 | 600 |
| RI | Providence-Warwick | $21.87 | $45,490 | 4,230 |
| UT | Provo-Orem-Lehi | $19.43 | $40,410 | 1,990 |
| CO | Pueblo | $20.87 | $43,400 | 340 |
| FL | Punta Gorda | $22.42 | $46,640 | 540 |
| WI | Racine-Mount Pleasant | $22.46 | $46,710 | 280 |
| NC | Raleigh-Cary | $20.57 | $42,790 | 3,370 |
| SD | Rapid City | $19.11 | $39,740 | 180 |
| PA | Reading | $21.30 | $44,290 | 810 |
| CA | Redding | $21.53 | $44,770 | 540 |
| NV | Reno | $21.67 | $45,070 | 1,210 |
| VA | Richmond | $19.66 | $40,900 | 2,740 |
| CA | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | $21.97 | $45,690 | 11,180 |
| VA | Roanoke | $18.56 | $38,600 | 580 |
| MN | Rochester | $24.48 | $50,920 | 520 |
| NY | Rochester | $20.79 | $43,240 | 1,820 |
| IL | Rockford | $20.94 | $43,550 | 700 |
| NC | Rocky Mount | $18.31 | $38,080 | 150 |
| GA | Rome | $17.92 | $37,280 | 360 |
| CA | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom | $29.51 | $61,380 | 7,610 |
| MI | Saginaw | $18.92 | $39,350 | 680 |
| MN | St. Cloud | $22.29 | $46,350 | 320 |
| UT | St. George | $19.85 | $41,280 | 750 |
| MO | St. Joseph | $19.32 | $40,180 | 250 |
| MO | St. Louis | $20.19 | $41,990 | 5,040 |
| OR | Salem | $24.27 | $50,490 | 1,080 |
| CA | Salinas | $23.79 | $49,480 | 1,000 |
| MD | Salisbury | $20.34 | $42,300 | 390 |
| UT | Salt Lake City-Murray | $21.29 | $44,270 | 3,940 |
| TX | San Angelo | $17.29 | $35,970 | 310 |
| TX | San Antonio-New Braunfels | $19.83 | $41,250 | 7,610 |
| CA | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | $24.25 | $50,430 | 8,590 |
| OH | Sandusky | $20.99 | $43,660 | 160 |
| CA | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | $30.08 | $62,560 | 15,130 |
| CA | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | $30.54 | $63,520 | 6,060 |
| PR | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas | $13.67 | $28,430 | 580 |
| CA | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles | $24.94 | $51,870 | 870 |
| CA | Santa Cruz-Watsonville | $26.19 | $54,470 | 910 |
| NM | Santa Fe | $21.93 | $45,620 | 420 |
| CA | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | $24.93 | $51,840 | 1,390 |
| CA | Santa Rosa-Petaluma | $29.69 | $61,760 | 1,710 |
| GA | Savannah | $18.67 | $38,840 | 980 |
| PA | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | $19.46 | $40,480 | 880 |
| WA | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | $28.17 | $58,590 | 9,950 |
| FL | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor | $19.59 | $40,750 | 440 |
| FL | Sebring | $18.09 | $37,620 | 270 |
| WI | Sheboygan | $22.70 | $47,210 | 370 |
| TX | Sherman-Denison | $19.25 | $40,040 | 280 |
| LA | Shreveport-Bossier City | $16.31 | $33,920 | 1,030 |
| AZ | Sierra Vista-Douglas | $19.49 | $40,540 | 260 |
| IA | Sioux City | $20.04 | $41,680 | 250 |
| SD | Sioux Falls | $19.77 | $41,120 | 540 |
| LA | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington | $17.03 | $35,430 | 910 |
| IN | South Bend-Mishawaka | $19.89 | $41,370 | 940 |
| SC | Spartanburg | $19.67 | $40,920 | 700 |
| WA | Spokane-Spokane Valley | $23.86 | $49,640 | 1,900 |
| IL | Springfield | $20.42 | $42,470 | 760 |
| MA | Springfield | $22.83 | $47,490 | 1,370 |
| MO | Springfield | $18.80 | $39,090 | 1,250 |
| OH | Springfield | $18.94 | $39,400 | 180 |
| PA | State College | $20.09 | $41,790 | 220 |
| VA | Staunton-Stuarts Draft | $19.53 | $40,620 | 170 |
| CA | Stockton-Lodi | $25.54 | $53,110 | 1,480 |
| SC | Sumter | $17.19 | $35,750 | 180 |
| NY | Syracuse | $20.63 | $42,910 | 1,110 |
| FL | Tallahassee | $21.98 | $45,710 | 1,230 |
| FL | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | $20.26 | $42,130 | 8,170 |
| IN | Terre Haute | $18.63 | $38,740 | 500 |
| TX | Texarkana | $17.65 | $36,710 | 300 |
| OH | Toledo | $19.82 | $41,220 | 1,440 |
| KS | Topeka | $20.55 | $42,750 | 410 |
| MI | Traverse City | $19.59 | $40,740 | 440 |
| NJ | Trenton-Princeton | $22.70 | $47,210 | 910 |
| AZ | Tucson | $20.18 | $41,970 | 3,140 |
| OK | Tulsa | $18.97 | $39,470 | 3,260 |
| AL | Tuscaloosa | $16.66 | $34,660 | 570 |
| ID | Twin Falls | $20.06 | $41,720 | 200 |
| TX | Tyler | $18.38 | $38,220 | 720 |
| HI | Urban Honolulu | $23.83 | $49,560 | 2,770 |
| NY | Utica-Rome | $20.31 | $42,240 | 230 |
| GA | Valdosta | $16.48 | $34,280 | 350 |
| CA | Vallejo | $31.87 | $66,280 | 1,260 |
| TX | Victoria | $17.71 | $36,850 | 210 |
| NJ | Vineland | $21.07 | $43,830 | 310 |
| VA | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk | $19.25 | $40,030 | 3,460 |
| CA | Visalia | $22.05 | $45,870 | 1,470 |
| TX | Waco | $18.90 | $39,300 | 650 |
| WA | Walla Walla | $23.67 | $49,240 | 130 |
| GA | Warner Robins | $17.25 | $35,870 | 350 |
| DC | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | $22.87 | $47,560 | 13,260 |
| CT | Waterbury-Shelton | $21.93 | $45,610 | 780 |
| IA | Waterloo-Cedar Falls | $20.72 | $43,090 | 350 |
| NY | Watertown-Fort Drum | $18.98 | $39,470 | 100 |
| WI | Wausau | $21.85 | $45,460 | 430 |
| WV | Weirton-Steubenville | $18.35 | $38,170 | 250 |
| WA | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee | $23.60 | $49,090 | 360 |
| WV | Wheeling | $17.81 | $37,050 | 380 |
| KS | Wichita | $18.36 | $38,200 | 1,180 |
| TX | Wichita Falls | $18.73 | $38,950 | 560 |
| FL | Wildwood-The Villages | $20.13 | $41,860 | 480 |
| PA | Williamsport | $19.01 | $39,540 | 190 |
| NC | Wilmington | $19.84 | $41,260 | 1,310 |
| VA | Winchester | $20.00 | $41,600 | 380 |
| NC | Winston-Salem | $20.40 | $42,430 | 1,340 |
| MA | Worcester | $24.24 | $50,420 | 1,310 |
| WA | Yakima | $23.18 | $48,210 | 640 |
| PA | York-Hanover | $20.01 | $41,630 | 900 |
| OH | Youngstown-Warren | $17.94 | $37,300 | 830 |
| CA | Yuba City | $23.61 | $49,120 | 410 |
| AZ | Yuma | $19.17 | $39,870 | 440 |
How much does a medical assistant make an hour?
| Average Hourly Wage | Median Hourly Wage | Top 10% |
|---|---|---|
| $21.50 | $21.25 | $27.80 |
National medical assistant salary data shows how much medical assistants make per hour. In this table you can see that the national average medical assistant hourly wage is $21.50 and the national median hourly wage is $21.25 while the top 10% of medical assistants are making $27.80 per hour.
How much does a medical assistant make a year?
| Average Yearly Salary | Median Yearly Salary | Top 10% |
|---|---|---|
| $44,720 | $44,200 | $57,830 |
National medical assistant salary data shows how much medical assistants make a year. In this table you can see that the national average medical assistant annual salary is $44,720 and the national median annual salary is $44,200 while the top 10% of medical assistants are making $57,830 per year.
What are the highest paying medical assistant jobs?
Medical assistant salary data from the U.S. BLS shows us the top 4 highest paying medical assistant jobs by type of healthcare practice. As you can see, the highest paying medical assistant job sector is in Outpatient Care Centers where medical assistants are paid on average $47,560 per year. Next are medical assistants working in Hospitals earning $45,930, then Offices of physicians earning $43,880, and then Offices of chiropractors earning $37,510 per year.
What state has the highest salary for medical assistants?
Below is a list of the top 5 states with the highest salary for medical assistants.
- Alaska: $57,630
- Washington: $55,050
- California: $52,770
- Oregon: $51,120
- Massachusetts: $50,390
Highest MA Salaries by City Infographic
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Insights on Medical Assistant Salary Data
If you are interested, or working, in a career as a CMA or RMA then you probably would like to know how much a certified medical assistant’s salary is. Fortunately, a career in medical assisting pays high salaries compared to other healthcare occupations. Below are some insights taken from our medical assistant salary data that we compiled and analyzed.
- Annual CMA salaries range from $30,270 to $57,630 according to the BLS.
- The national average hourly wage for medical assistants is $21.50
- The national average annual salary for medical assistants is $44,720
Understanding the Data Above
- Mean Hourly Wage: The average compensation paid hourly to medical assistants in a state.
- Median Hourly Wage: The mid point of compensations paid hourly to medical assistants in a state.
- 90% Hourly Wage: The 90th percentile of compensation paid hourly to medical assistants, which is an hourly wage higher than 90% of medical assistants in that state.
- Mean Annual Salary: The average compensation paid annually to medical assistants in a state.
- Median Annual Salary: The mid point of compensations paid annually to medical assistants in a state.
- 90% Annual Salary: The 90th percentile of compensation paid annually to medical assistants, which is an annual salary higher than 90% of medical assistants in that state.
Our Data Sources for Certified Medical Assistant Salaries by State
In analyzing certified medical assistant salary data nationwide there are a number of data sources to use. Our approach is to compile data from the top sources so that we can draw the most accurate and detailed insights.
Our medical assistant salary data comes from the following sources:
- United States Bureau of Labor Statistics – The BLS conducts surveys of medical assistant employers nationwide and updates their data each May. We update our data every time the BLS publishes new data to the public. The current data comes from the most recent BLS publication released in May 2025 sharing 2024 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates.
- Salary.com – quarterly we analyze medical assistant salary data that is published publicly on salary.com
- PayScale – quarterly we analyze medical assistant salary data that is published publicly on payscale.com
- GlassDoor – quarterly we analyze medical assistant salary data that is published publicly on glassdoor.com
- Indeed – quarterly we analyze medical assistant salary data that is published publicly on indeed.com
