Medical assistants make a national average of $28,041, with some variation between states.
The highest medical assisting salaries in the country are found in Washington, DC, which pays its medical assistants around $35,640 per year on average. The highest paying state, Alaska, pays an average of around $33,500 to its medical assistants, while the lowest paying state, West Virginia, pays about $21,700.
Medical assistant wages typically vary based on experience and industry. Government-employed medical assistants typically earn the most, just above insurance carriers, which employ medical assistants to help with medical claims. In the health care industry, specialty hospitals generally pay the most.
Medical Assistant Salaries by State
The table below shows how much medical assistants make, on average, for each state in the US.
| State | Salary |
| Alabama | $24,150 |
| Alaska | $33,530 |
| Arizona | $28,360 |
| Arkansas | $24,360 |
| California | $31,190 |
| Colorado | $30,740 |
| Connecticut | $32,680 |
| Delaware | $30,860 |
| District of Columbia | $35,640 |
| Florida | $26,880 |
| Georgia | $27,540 |
| Hawaii | $30,000 |
| Idaho | $30,210 |
| Illinois | $29,020 |
| Indiana | $27,120 |
| Iowa | $27,750 |
| Kansas | $25,510 |
| Kentucky | $25,080 |
| Louisiana | $22,640 |
| Maine | $28,040 |
| Maryland | $29,680 |
| Massachusetts | $32,940 |
| Michigan | $27,750 |
| Minnesota | $31,260 |
| Mississippi | $23,840 |
| Missouri | $25,740 |
| Montana | $26,960 |
| Nebraska | $26,530 |
| Nevada | $30,290 |
| New Hampshire | $30,370 |
| New Jersey | $31,810 |
| New Mexico | $26,280 |
| New York | $30,240 |
| North Carolina | $26,770 |
| North Dakota | $27,860 |
| Ohio | $25,930 |
| Oklahoma | $24,700 |
| Oregon | $30,690 |
| Pennsylvania | $26,880 |
| Rhode Island | $30,460 |
| South Carolina | $26,740 |
| South Dakota | $24,390 |
| Tennessee | $26,120 |
| Texas | $25,270 |
| Utah | $24,880 |
| Vermont | $30,410 |
| Virginia | $27,910 |
| Washington | $31,860 |
| West Virginia | $21,780 |
| Wisconsin | $28,950 |
| Wyoming | $23,520 |
Figures courtesy of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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