Medical Assistants salary in Louisville, KY
Median pay for medical assistants in Louisville, KY: $38,800/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $31,730 – $46,730 · about 3,880 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($39,165) by −$365 (-1%).
What it's really worth in Louisville
With Louisville's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $38,800 has the buying power of about $41,634 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $69,771 · median home $350,000 · median rent $1,500/mo.
How Louisville ranks for this job
On raw pay, Louisville, KY is 103rd of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Louisville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 77th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Louisville is one of the places where medical assistants gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Louisville
A median home in Louisville, KY costs $350,000 — about 9× 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 $1,500/mo works out at 46% 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 Louisville.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Louisville | Rent vs Louisville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | $74,750 | +93% | 1.6× |
| San Jose, CA | $60,500 | +56% | 2.4× |
| San Francisco, CA | $59,770 | +54% | 2.2× |
| Sacramento, CA | $59,520 | +53% | 1.5× |
Same job elsewhere in KY
| Metro | Median pay | vs Louisville | Rent vs Louisville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington, KY | $38,190 | −2% | 1× |
Staying in KY keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires medical assistants around Louisville
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Norton Healthcare · Healthcare
- Jefferson County Public Schools · Education
Other jobs in Louisville
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.