Healthcare trades

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

50 states plus DC

BLS STATE ROWS

51

Pages with published wage data

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States with live BLS wage data show a median and a national comparison. States without a publishable BLS row still have a page so you can use nearby benchmarks and the calculator.

California

$49,660 median annual pay

+9%

117,060 workers reported in this trade.

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Connecticut

$47,430 median annual pay

+4%

10,250 workers reported in this trade.

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District of Columbia

$51,050 median annual pay

+12%

2,260 workers reported in this trade.

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Louisiana

$36,320 median annual pay

-21%

12,310 workers reported in this trade.

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Massachusetts

$49,460 median annual pay

+8%

14,880 workers reported in this trade.

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Minnesota

$50,480 median annual pay

+10%

10,580 workers reported in this trade.

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Mississippi

$35,360 median annual pay

-23%

3,340 workers reported in this trade.

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New Hampshire

$48,020 median annual pay

+5%

3,000 workers reported in this trade.

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New Jersey

$47,210 median annual pay

+3%

20,330 workers reported in this trade.

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New Mexico

$39,230 median annual pay

-14%

5,400 workers reported in this trade.

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North Carolina

$45,140 median annual pay

-1%

23,650 workers reported in this trade.

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Pennsylvania

$43,920 median annual pay

-4%

23,050 workers reported in this trade.

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Rhode Island

$47,190 median annual pay

+3%

3,210 workers reported in this trade.

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South Carolina

$41,160 median annual pay

-10%

12,110 workers reported in this trade.

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South Dakota

$41,870 median annual pay

-8%

1,340 workers reported in this trade.

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Tennessee

$39,570 median annual pay

-13%

19,180 workers reported in this trade.

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Washington

$59,290 median annual pay

+30%

19,500 workers reported in this trade.

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West Virginia

$37,180 median annual pay

-19%

4,540 workers reported in this trade.

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