Alabama
$36,100 median annual pay
13,300 workers reported in this trade.
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medical assistant salary by state
See which states publish BLS wage data for medical assistants, compare medians to the national midpoint of $45,690, and click into a state page for debt-to-income math and the full training context.
NATIONAL MEDIAN
$45,690
Annual median wage
STATE PAGES
51
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BLS STATE ROWS
51
Pages with published wage data
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Alaska
$52,560 median annual pay
2,140 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Arizona
$45,940 median annual pay
21,460 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Arkansas
$37,760 median annual pay
5,150 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →California
$49,660 median annual pay
117,060 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Colorado
$48,400 median annual pay
13,160 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Connecticut
$47,430 median annual pay
10,250 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Delaware
$44,490 median annual pay
2,880 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →District of Columbia
$51,050 median annual pay
2,260 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Florida
$43,680 median annual pay
66,110 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Georgia
$41,600 median annual pay
28,780 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Hawaii
$48,410 median annual pay
3,890 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Idaho
$44,700 median annual pay
5,250 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Illinois
$46,090 median annual pay
20,260 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Indiana
$45,110 median annual pay
19,630 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Iowa
$45,480 median annual pay
5,990 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Kansas
$39,510 median annual pay
5,510 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Kentucky
$39,270 median annual pay
13,440 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Louisiana
$36,320 median annual pay
12,310 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Maine
$47,580 median annual pay
4,480 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Maryland
$46,410 median annual pay
16,390 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Massachusetts
$49,460 median annual pay
14,880 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Michigan
$39,870 median annual pay
27,810 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Minnesota
$50,480 median annual pay
10,580 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Mississippi
$35,360 median annual pay
3,340 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Missouri
$40,440 median annual pay
13,050 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Montana
$46,820 median annual pay
2,460 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Nebraska
$47,370 median annual pay
2,380 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Nevada
$45,200 median annual pay
7,760 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →New Hampshire
$48,020 median annual pay
3,000 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →New Jersey
$47,210 median annual pay
20,330 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →New Mexico
$39,230 median annual pay
5,400 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →New York
$48,000 median annual pay
40,710 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →North Carolina
$45,140 median annual pay
23,650 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →North Dakota
$45,980 median annual pay
600 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Ohio
$42,810 median annual pay
28,950 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Oklahoma
$38,750 median annual pay
10,510 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Oregon
$50,410 median annual pay
11,840 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Pennsylvania
$43,920 median annual pay
23,050 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Rhode Island
$47,190 median annual pay
3,210 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →South Carolina
$41,160 median annual pay
12,110 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →South Dakota
$41,870 median annual pay
1,340 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Tennessee
$39,570 median annual pay
19,180 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Texas
$39,520 median annual pay
75,340 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Utah
$45,360 median annual pay
9,990 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Vermont
$47,250 median annual pay
1,140 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Virginia
$44,740 median annual pay
16,650 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Washington
$59,290 median annual pay
19,500 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →West Virginia
$37,180 median annual pay
4,540 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Wisconsin
$48,680 median annual pay
13,810 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Wyoming
$40,920 median annual pay
1,040 workers reported in this trade.
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