Medical Assistants salary in Lynchburg, VA

Median pay for medical assistants in Lynchburg, VA: $37,400/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $31,680 – $43,760 · about 540 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($39,165) by −$1,765 (-5%).

What it's really worth in Lynchburg

With Lynchburg's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $37,400 has the buying power of about $41,310 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $64,307 · median home $291,459 · median rent $1,316/mo.

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How Lynchburg ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lynchburg, VA is 130th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Lynchburg's cost of living is applied, it ranks 87th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg

A median home in Lynchburg, VA costs $291,459 — about 7.8× 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 $1,316/mo works out at 42% 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 Lynchburg.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lynchburg	Rent vs Lynchburg
Vallejo, CA	$74,750	+100%	1.8×
San Jose, CA	$60,500	+62%	2.8×
San Francisco, CA	$59,770	+60%	2.5×
Sacramento, CA	$59,520	+59%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in VA

Metro	Median pay	vs Lynchburg	Rent vs Lynchburg
Richmond, VA	$39,610	+6%	1.3×
Virginia Beach, VA	$38,830	+4%	1.4×
Roanoke, VA	$36,430	−3%	1.1×

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

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