Medical Assistant Salary by City
How much does a Medical Assistant make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$46K
National median
$38K
25th percentile
$49K
75th percentile
$36K
Bottom 10%
$59K
Top 10%
Medical Assistant Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$61,400
+34% vs national
Seattle
WA
$54,800
+20% vs national
New York
NY
$52,600
+15% vs national
Boston
MA
$52,600
+15% vs national
San Diego
CA
$51,200
+12% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$50,400
+10% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$49,400
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$49,000
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$48,600
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$48,600
+6% vs national
Chicago
IL
$48,400
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$47,800
+5% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$47,400
+4% vs national
Denver
CO
$46,200
+1% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$44,400
-3% vs national
Phoenix
AZ
$44,000
-4% vs national
Dallas
TX
$44,000
-4% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$44,000
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$44,000
-4% vs national
Detroit
MI
$42,800
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$42,800
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$42,400
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$42,400
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$42,400
-7% vs national
Nashville
TN
$42,000
-8% vs national
Houston
TX
$41,800
-9% vs national
Miami
FL
$41,800
-9% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$41,600
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$41,600
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$41,600
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$41,600
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$41,200
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$41,200
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$41,200
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$40,600
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$40,600
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$40,200
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$40,200
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$40,200
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$39,800
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$39,800
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$39,400
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$38,800
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$38,800
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$38,200
-16% vs national
About Medical Assistant Salaries
The median Medical Assistant salary in the United States is $45,690 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $61,400, while the national range spans from $36,050 at the 10th percentile to $59,310 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 31-9092.