Medical Assistant pay
U.S. median hourly pay · BLS May 2025
$21.97
an hour · $45,690 a year
- 10th
- $17.33
- 25th
- $18.50
- Median
- $21.97
- 75th
- $23.65
- 90th
- $28.52
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $17.33/hr, median $21.97/hr, 90th percentile $28.52/hr.
BLS figures cover wage and salary workers and don't include benefits.
By state
- Alabama13,300 jobs$17.35median/hr
- Alaska2,140 jobs$25.27median/hr
- Arizona21,460 jobs$22.09median/hr
- Arkansas5,150 jobs$18.15median/hr
- California117,060 jobs$23.88median/hr
- Colorado13,160 jobs$23.27median/hr
- Connecticut10,250 jobs$22.81median/hr
- Delaware2,880 jobs$21.39median/hr
- District of Columbia2,260 jobs$24.54median/hr
- Florida66,110 jobs$21.00median/hr
- Georgia28,780 jobs$20.00median/hr
- Hawaii3,890 jobs$23.28median/hr
- Idaho5,250 jobs$21.49median/hr
- Illinois20,260 jobs$22.16median/hr
- Indiana19,630 jobs$21.69median/hr
- Iowa5,990 jobs$21.87median/hr
- Kansas5,510 jobs$19.00median/hr
- Kentucky13,440 jobs$18.88median/hr
- Louisiana12,310 jobs$17.46median/hr
- Maine4,480 jobs$22.88median/hr
- Maryland16,390 jobs$22.31median/hr
- Massachusetts14,880 jobs$23.78median/hr
- Michigan27,810 jobs$19.17median/hr
- Minnesota10,580 jobs$24.27median/hr
- Mississippi3,340 jobs$17.00median/hr
- Missouri13,050 jobs$19.44median/hr
- Montana2,460 jobs$22.51median/hr
- Nebraska2,380 jobs$22.78median/hr
- Nevada7,760 jobs$21.73median/hr
- New Hampshire3,000 jobs$23.09median/hr
- New Jersey20,330 jobs$22.70median/hr
- New Mexico5,400 jobs$18.86median/hr
- New York40,710 jobs$23.08median/hr
- North Carolina23,650 jobs$21.70median/hr
- North Dakota600 jobs$22.11median/hr
- Ohio28,950 jobs$20.58median/hr
- Oklahoma10,510 jobs$18.63median/hr
- Oregon11,840 jobs$24.24median/hr
- Pennsylvania23,050 jobs$21.12median/hr
- Puerto Rico660 jobs$22.17median/hr
- Rhode Island3,210 jobs$22.69median/hr
- South Carolina12,110 jobs$19.79median/hr
- South Dakota1,340 jobs$20.13median/hr
- Tennessee19,180 jobs$19.02median/hr
- Texas75,340 jobs$19.00median/hr
- Utah9,990 jobs$21.81median/hr
- Vermont1,140 jobs$22.71median/hr
- Virginia16,650 jobs$21.51median/hr
- Washington19,500 jobs$28.50median/hr
- West Virginia4,540 jobs$17.87median/hr
- Wisconsin13,810 jobs$23.41median/hr
- Wyoming1,040 jobs$19.67median/hr
| State | Median / hour | Median / year | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $17.35 | $36,100 | 13,300 |
| Alaska | $25.27 | $52,560 | 2,140 |
| Arizona | $22.09 | $45,940 | 21,460 |
| Arkansas | $18.15 | $37,760 | 5,150 |
| California | $23.88 | $49,660 | 117,060 |
| Colorado | $23.27 | $48,400 | 13,160 |
| Connecticut | $22.81 | $47,430 | 10,250 |
| Delaware | $21.39 | $44,490 | 2,880 |
| District of Columbia | $24.54 | $51,050 | 2,260 |
| Florida | $21.00 | $43,680 | 66,110 |
| Georgia | $20.00 | $41,600 | 28,780 |
| Hawaii | $23.28 | $48,410 | 3,890 |
| Idaho | $21.49 | $44,700 | 5,250 |
| Illinois | $22.16 | $46,090 | 20,260 |
| Indiana | $21.69 | $45,110 | 19,630 |
| Iowa | $21.87 | $45,480 | 5,990 |
| Kansas | $19.00 | $39,510 | 5,510 |
| Kentucky | $18.88 | $39,270 | 13,440 |
| Louisiana | $17.46 | $36,320 | 12,310 |
| Maine | $22.88 | $47,580 | 4,480 |
| Maryland | $22.31 | $46,410 | 16,390 |
| Massachusetts | $23.78 | $49,460 | 14,880 |
| Michigan | $19.17 | $39,870 | 27,810 |
| Minnesota | $24.27 | $50,480 | 10,580 |
| Mississippi | $17.00 | $35,360 | 3,340 |
| Missouri | $19.44 | $40,440 | 13,050 |
| Montana | $22.51 | $46,820 | 2,460 |
| Nebraska | $22.78 | $47,370 | 2,380 |
| Nevada | $21.73 | $45,200 | 7,760 |
| New Hampshire | $23.09 | $48,020 | 3,000 |
| New Jersey | $22.70 | $47,210 | 20,330 |
| New Mexico | $18.86 | $39,230 | 5,400 |
| New York | $23.08 | $48,000 | 40,710 |
| North Carolina | $21.70 | $45,140 | 23,650 |
| North Dakota | $22.11 | $45,980 | 600 |
| Ohio | $20.58 | $42,810 | 28,950 |
| Oklahoma | $18.63 | $38,750 | 10,510 |
| Oregon | $24.24 | $50,410 | 11,840 |
| Pennsylvania | $21.12 | $43,920 | 23,050 |
| Puerto Rico | $22.17 | $46,120 | 660 |
| Rhode Island | $22.69 | $47,190 | 3,210 |
| South Carolina | $19.79 | $41,160 | 12,110 |
| South Dakota | $20.13 | $41,870 | 1,340 |
| Tennessee | $19.02 | $39,570 | 19,180 |
| Texas | $19.00 | $39,520 | 75,340 |
| Utah | $21.81 | $45,360 | 9,990 |
| Vermont | $22.71 | $47,250 | 1,140 |
| Virginia | $21.51 | $44,740 | 16,650 |
| Washington | $28.50 | $59,290 | 19,500 |
| West Virginia | $17.87 | $37,180 | 4,540 |
| Wisconsin | $23.41 | $48,680 | 13,810 |
| Wyoming | $19.67 | $40,920 | 1,040 |
All 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, where BLS publishes figures. California also has metro-area pay.
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: Medical Assistant (SOC 31-9092), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Checked against these sources on Oct 1, 2026.
Medians cover wage and salary workers (not the self-employed) and don't include benefits. Use them as a baseline, not a quote.