# Medical assistant salary by state

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Period: May 2025. Native unit: USD/year. Source occupation group: Medical Assistants.

United States median: $45,690. 51 retained state/DC markets.

These are occupational wage distributions across experience levels, not employer base salaries, individual packages or complete total compensation. Rankings exclude bounded/unavailable medians. Ties share a rank. No cost-of-living adjustment or 2026 projection.

| State / DC | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Washington | $59,290 | $49,310 | $63,590 |
| Alaska | $52,560 | $48,930 | $61,510 |
| District of Columbia | $51,050 | $47,740 | $59,850 |
| Minnesota | $50,480 | $47,220 | $58,540 |
| Oregon | $50,410 | $47,170 | $59,160 |
| California | $49,660 | $46,240 | $61,870 |
| Massachusetts | $49,460 | $46,910 | $58,100 |
| Wisconsin | $48,680 | $46,370 | $55,000 |
| Hawaii | $48,410 | $45,290 | $55,940 |
| Colorado | $48,400 | $45,280 | $55,570 |
| New Hampshire | $48,020 | $45,090 | $51,580 |
| New York | $48,000 | $43,600 | $55,120 |
| Maine | $47,580 | $45,420 | $51,460 |
| Connecticut | $47,430 | $45,180 | $50,210 |
| Nebraska | $47,370 | $42,860 | $50,010 |
| Vermont | $47,250 | $45,550 | $50,130 |
| New Jersey | $47,210 | $42,150 | $49,920 |
| Rhode Island | $47,190 | $45,370 | $48,630 |
| Montana | $46,820 | $40,900 | $48,960 |
| Maryland | $46,410 | $39,390 | $49,110 |
| Illinois | $46,090 | $38,970 | $49,460 |
| North Dakota | $45,980 | $39,090 | $54,620 |
| Arizona | $45,940 | $40,370 | $48,450 |
| Iowa | $45,480 | $38,980 | $48,030 |
| Utah | $45,360 | $38,460 | $48,170 |
| Nevada | $45,200 | $38,270 | $47,330 |
| North Carolina | $45,140 | $38,490 | $47,500 |
| Indiana | $45,110 | $39,160 | $47,290 |
| Virginia | $44,740 | $38,840 | $46,570 |
| Idaho | $44,700 | $37,780 | $48,160 |
| Delaware | $44,490 | $38,750 | $46,890 |
| Pennsylvania | $43,920 | $38,950 | $46,490 |
| Florida | $43,680 | $37,830 | $46,800 |
| Ohio | $42,810 | $38,060 | $46,270 |
| South Dakota | $41,870 | $37,730 | $45,870 |
| Georgia | $41,600 | $36,910 | $46,870 |
| South Carolina | $41,160 | $37,290 | $46,950 |
| Wyoming | $40,920 | $36,770 | $46,900 |
| Missouri | $40,440 | $37,380 | $46,600 |
| Michigan | $39,870 | $37,420 | $46,020 |
| Tennessee | $39,570 | $37,160 | $45,580 |
| Texas | $39,520 | $36,520 | $46,180 |
| Kansas | $39,510 | $37,050 | $46,380 |
| Kentucky | $39,270 | $36,560 | $45,940 |
| New Mexico | $39,230 | $37,240 | $45,970 |
| Oklahoma | $38,750 | $36,600 | $45,630 |
| Arkansas | $37,760 | $35,700 | $42,900 |
| West Virginia | $37,180 | $35,540 | $41,140 |
| Louisiana | $36,320 | $32,020 | $38,550 |
| Alabama | $36,100 | $32,390 | $38,360 |
| Mississippi | $35,360 | $31,200 | $38,190 |

Full native-unit data with qualifiers and source URLs: https://wages.fyi/salary-reports/medical-assistants-31-9092-00/data.csv

Official reference: https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/31-9092.00. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, distributed through O*NET OnLine.