Medical Assistants salary in Seattle, WA

Median pay for medical assistants in Seattle, WA: $58,660/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $45,580 – $70,470 · about 9,730 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($39,165) by +$19,495 (+50%).

What it's really worth in Seattle

With Seattle's cost of living at 113 (US=100), that $58,660 has the buying power of about $52,035 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $107,206 · median home $750,279 · median rent $2,232/mo.

Full Seattle cost of living & taxes →

How Seattle ranks for this job

On raw pay, Seattle, WA is 6th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Seattle's cost of living is applied, it ranks 6th.

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

What that salary buys in Seattle

A median home in Seattle, WA costs $750,279 — about 12.8× 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 $2,232/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 Seattle.

Metro	Median pay	vs Seattle	Rent vs Seattle
Vallejo, CA	$74,750	+27%	1.1×
San Jose, CA	$60,500	+3%	1.6×
San Francisco, CA	$59,770	+2%	1.5×
Sacramento, CA	$59,520	+1%	1×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Seattle	Rent vs Seattle
Bremerton, WA	$49,110	−16%	0.9×
Olympia, WA	$48,780	−17%	0.9×
Spokane, WA	$47,080	−20%	0.7×
Kennewick, WA	$46,530	−21%	0.8×

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

Who hires medical assistants around Seattle

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• University of Washington · Education

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