How medical assistant pay is structured, the factors that influence earnings, and how to research reliable numbers for your area.
What medical assistants earn in every U.S. state, using the latest official BLS OEWS wage data (May 2025). A searchable, sortable table of median and mean pay plus how many people are employed.
What medical assistants earn, updated for 2026 using the latest official BLS OEWS wage data (May 2025), with hourly and annual figures, how pay ranges from lower to higher earners, and what moves it.
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