Medical Assistants salary by city
Median pay for medical assistants (BLS OEWS, May 2023) across 186 US metros. Typical metro median: $39,165. The cost-adjusted column divides local pay by the metro's cost of living — higher means the paycheck stretches further.
| Metro | Median pay | Cost-adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | $74,750 | $68,353 |
| Sacramento, CA | $59,520 | $54,560 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $59,190 | $53,686 |
| San Jose, CA | $60,500 | $53,512 |
| Duluth, MN | $45,610 | $52,316 |
| Seattle, WA | $58,660 | $52,035 |
| San Francisco, CA | $59,770 | $50,846 |
| Des Moines, IA | $46,280 | $49,896 |
| Green Bay, WI | $45,900 | $49,786 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $47,490 | $49,638 |
| Fargo, ND | $43,320 | $48,600 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $50,610 | $48,523 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $43,520 | $48,363 |
| Appleton, WI | $45,270 | $48,295 |
| Greeley, CO | $46,230 | $47,836 |
| Anchorage, AK | $50,420 | $47,223 |
| Kennewick, WA | $46,530 | $47,055 |
| Greensboro, NC | $43,560 | $46,895 |
| Portland, OR | $49,850 | $46,714 |
| Spokane, WA | $47,080 | $46,649 |
| Lincoln, NE | $42,850 | $46,630 |
| Madison, WI | $44,640 | $46,532 |
| Salem, OR | $47,620 | $46,477 |
| Reno, NV | $45,480 | $46,396 |
| Boulder, CO | $46,660 | $46,375 |
| Rockford, IL | $41,550 | $46,082 |
| Olympia, WA | $48,780 | $45,863 |
| Davenport, IA | $40,830 | $45,793 |
| Bremerton, WA | $49,110 | $45,718 |
| Austin, TX | $44,880 | $45,667 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $44,320 | $45,546 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $43,010 | $45,441 |
| Eugene, OR | $47,030 | $45,420 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $40,090 | $44,670 |
| Trenton, NJ | $45,750 | $44,670 |
| Ogden, UT | $42,880 | $44,607 |
| Peoria, IL | $39,570 | $44,544 |
| Omaha, NE | $41,080 | $44,423 |
| Charlotte, NC | $43,230 | $44,419 |
| Modesto, CA | $46,600 | $44,327 |
| Winston, NC | $40,570 | $44,289 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $43,420 | $44,255 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $42,820 | $44,078 |
| Yakima, WA | $43,030 | $43,952 |
| Chicago, IL | $45,010 | $43,918 |
| Denver, CO | $46,370 | $43,841 |
| Boise City, ID | $41,300 | $43,822 |
| Utica, NY | $40,630 | $43,813 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $44,700 | $43,668 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $42,710 | $43,515 |
| Kansas City, MO | $40,530 | $43,486 |
| Durham, NC | $42,160 | $43,309 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $45,250 | $43,229 |
| Fresno, CA | $44,940 | $43,210 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $40,580 | $43,124 |
| Reading, PA | $41,600 | $43,124 |
| Buffalo, NY | $40,820 | $43,004 |
| Hickory, NC | $38,410 | $42,977 |
| South Bend, IN | $39,060 | $42,746 |
| Cleveland, OH | $38,960 | $42,626 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $42,080 | $42,546 |
| Salisbury, MD | $39,410 | $42,540 |
| Lansing, MI | $39,550 | $42,515 |
| Washington, DC | $46,570 | $42,513 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $47,180 | $42,496 |
| Kingsport, TN | $36,050 | $42,418 |
| Baltimore, MD | $43,720 | $42,371 |
| San Diego, CA | $46,850 | $42,306 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $39,860 | $42,303 |
| Visalia, CA | $42,630 | $42,008 |
| Toledo, OH | $38,000 | $41,931 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $47,610 | $41,863 |
| Oxnard, CA | $47,510 | $41,791 |
| Hagerstown, MD | $39,840 | $41,779 |
| Evansville, IN | $37,540 | $41,712 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $47,010 | $41,685 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | $38,800 | $41,634 |
| Rochester, NY | $40,960 | $41,631 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $46,360 | $41,607 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $39,510 | $41,600 |
| Tulsa, OK | $37,380 | $41,582 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $37,620 | $41,574 |
| Stockton, CA | $44,720 | $41,574 |
| Binghamton, NY | $38,210 | $41,492 |
| Columbus, OH | $39,170 | $41,393 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $37,840 | $41,380 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $37,400 | $41,310 |
| New York, NY | $46,530 | $41,307 |
| Lexington, KY | $38,190 | $41,286 |
| Raleigh, NC | $40,570 | $41,249 |
| St. Louis, MO | $39,160 | $41,233 |
| Greenville, SC | $38,250 | $41,096 |
| Albany, NY | $40,340 | $41,089 |
| North Port, FL | $42,800 | $41,067 |
| Tucson, AZ | $38,930 | $41,008 |
| Nashville, TN | $39,760 | $40,980 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $37,620 | $40,956 |
| Wichita, KS | $36,620 | $40,952 |
| Akron, OH | $38,040 | $40,937 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $38,310 | $40,918 |
| Memphis, TN | $37,550 | $40,839 |
| Syracuse, NY | $39,040 | $40,787 |
| Springfield, MO | $36,330 | $40,770 |
| Youngstown, OH | $35,000 | $40,748 |
| Canton, OH | $36,080 | $40,721 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $39,470 | $40,701 |
| Flint, MI | $36,510 | $40,621 |
| College Station, TX | $36,970 | $40,511 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $38,240 | $40,378 |
| Knoxville, TN | $37,230 | $40,365 |
| Richmond, VA | $39,610 | $40,280 |
| Huntington, WV | $35,460 | $40,247 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $37,150 | $40,227 |
| Scranton, PA | $37,480 | $40,132 |
| Waco, TX | $36,440 | $39,985 |
| Allentown, PA | $39,530 | $39,978 |
| Roanoke, VA | $36,430 | $39,943 |
| Longview, TX | $35,440 | $39,833 |
| Wilmington, NC | $38,010 | $39,825 |
| San Antonio, TX | $37,550 | $39,808 |
| Augusta, GA | $36,290 | $39,772 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $38,830 | $39,735 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $35,770 | $39,704 |
| Columbus, GA | $35,250 | $39,678 |
| Columbia, SC | $36,940 | $39,625 |
| Lancaster, PA | $38,260 | $39,544 |
| Atlanta, GA | $39,720 | $39,530 |
| Charleston, SC | $39,930 | $39,496 |
| Jackson, MS | $35,480 | $39,494 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $38,810 | $39,487 |
| Asheville, NC | $38,400 | $39,428 |
| Salinas, CA | $44,620 | $39,424 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $36,050 | $39,420 |
| New Orleans, LA | $35,920 | $39,389 |
| Birmingham, AL | $36,110 | $39,351 |
| Beaumont, TX | $35,710 | $39,333 |
| York, PA | $38,160 | $39,305 |
| Naples, FL | $41,790 | $39,247 |
| Erie, PA | $36,070 | $39,232 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $33,440 | $39,198 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $36,750 | $39,190 |
| Provo, UT | $37,410 | $39,074 |
| Savannah, GA | $37,440 | $39,037 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $44,740 | $38,989 |
| Killeen, TX | $35,970 | $38,956 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $35,530 | $38,944 |
| Clarksville, TN | $35,670 | $38,919 |
| Houston, TX | $38,810 | $38,914 |
| Little Rock, AR | $34,780 | $38,856 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $35,610 | $38,827 |
| Crestview, FL | $38,170 | $38,808 |
| Tyler, TX | $35,990 | $38,713 |
| Detroit, MI | $37,920 | $38,620 |
| Lubbock, TX | $35,100 | $38,576 |
| Amarillo, TX | $35,200 | $38,523 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $39,400 | $38,481 |
| Charleston, WV | $34,200 | $38,402 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $38,210 | $38,346 |
| Dallas, TX | $39,240 | $38,287 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $39,030 | $38,192 |
| Mobile, AL | $33,800 | $38,090 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $39,190 | $38,012 |
| Gainesville, FL | $36,900 | $37,949 |
| Pensacola, FL | $36,280 | $37,851 |
| Shreveport, LA | $33,080 | $37,831 |
| Montgomery, AL | $34,020 | $37,826 |
| Merced, CA | $37,650 | $37,794 |
| Huntsville, AL | $35,410 | $37,747 |
| Ocala, FL | $36,140 | $37,724 |
| Tampa, FL | $38,540 | $37,610 |
| Gulfport, MS | $33,290 | $37,455 |
| Daphne, AL | $35,080 | $37,242 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $35,570 | $37,220 |
| Deltona, FL | $36,850 | $37,169 |
| El Paso, TX | $33,680 | $37,099 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $37,390 | $36,902 |
| Lakeland, FL | $36,040 | $36,876 |
| Riverside, CA | $39,520 | $36,817 |
| Orlando, FL | $37,400 | $36,815 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $32,520 | $36,495 |
| Brownsville, TX | $30,720 | $35,846 |
| Miami, FL | $39,620 | $35,347 |
| Laredo, TX | $30,460 | $34,488 |
| McAllen, TX | $28,650 | $33,285 |
| Lafayette, LA | $29,100 | $33,237 |
| San Juan, PR | $24,590 | $24,590 |
Cost-adjusted = median pay ÷ (cost-of-living index ÷ 100). Source: BLS OEWS + BEA. See methodology.