Medical Assistants salary in Daphne, AL

Median pay for medical assistants in Daphne, AL: $35,080/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $24,350 – $38,500 · about 430 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($39,165) by −$4,085 (-10%).

What it's really worth in Daphne

With Daphne's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $35,080 has the buying power of about $37,242 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $71,039 · median home $373,114 · median rent $1,663/mo.

Full Daphne cost of living & taxes →

How Daphne ranks for this job

On raw pay, Daphne, AL is 171st of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Daphne's cost of living is applied, it ranks 172nd.

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

What that salary buys in Daphne

A median home in Daphne, AL costs $373,114 — about 10.6× 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 $1,663/mo works out at 57% 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 Daphne.

Metro	Median pay	vs Daphne	Rent vs Daphne
Vallejo, CA	$74,750	+113%	1.4×
San Jose, CA	$60,500	+72%	2.2×
San Francisco, CA	$59,770	+70%	2×
Sacramento, CA	$59,520	+70%	1.4×

Same job elsewhere in AL

Metro	Median pay	vs Daphne	Rent vs Daphne
Birmingham, AL	$36,110	+3%	0.9×
Huntsville, AL	$35,410	+1%	0.8×
Montgomery, AL	$34,020	−3%	0.8×
Mobile, AL	$33,800	−4%	0.8×

Staying in AL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires medical assistants around Daphne

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Baldwin County Board of Education · Education
• Comfort Keepers · Healthcare

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