Medical Assistants salary in Albuquerque, NM

Median pay for medical assistants in Albuquerque, NM: $38,310/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $32,180 – $48,860 · about 3,510 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($39,165) by −$855 (-2%).

What it's really worth in Albuquerque

With Albuquerque's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $38,310 has the buying power of about $40,918 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $63,971 · median home $352,894 · median rent $1,502/mo.

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How Albuquerque ranks for this job

On raw pay, Albuquerque, NM is 107th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Albuquerque's cost of living is applied, it ranks 100th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Albuquerque sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Albuquerque

A median home in Albuquerque, NM costs $352,894 — about 9.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,502/mo works out at 47% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where medical assistants earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Albuquerque.

Metro	Median pay	vs Albuquerque	Rent vs Albuquerque
Vallejo, CA	$74,750	+95%	1.6×
San Jose, CA	$60,500	+58%	2.4×
San Francisco, CA	$59,770	+56%	2.2×
Sacramento, CA	$59,520	+55%	1.5×

Who hires medical assistants around Albuquerque

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• University of New Mexico · Education
• Albuquerque Public Schools · Education
• Presbyterian Healthcare Services · Healthcare

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