Highest-paying Cities for Medical Assistants

The top 100 highest paying cities for medical assistants (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of medical assistants in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $71,480, Vallejo-Fairfield, California is the highest paying city for medical assistants. It is followed by Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California (average annual salary $62,400). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of medical assistants in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Medical Assistants

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$71,480	$37,760	1,160
2	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$62,400	$37,190	7,470
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$58,630	$42,900	14,500
4	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$55,980	$38,890	6,420
5	Napa, California	$55,460	$39,360	380
6	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$55,020	$38,490	1,630
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$52,620	$44,410	10,360
8	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$49,090	$38,480	400
9	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$48,850	$38,350	7,670
10	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$48,830	$30,230	3,940
11	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$47,910	$39,520	6,280
12	Olympia, Washington	$47,840	$38,100	660
13	Rochester, Minnesota	$47,680	$46,610	2,290
14	Longview, Washington	$47,270	$39,060	190
15	Anchorage, Alaska	$47,260	$38,600	1,360
16	Fairbanks, Alaska	$47,170	$39,500	150
17	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$46,720	$37,320	9,380
18	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$46,650	$37,360	870
19	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$46,420	$38,380	550
20	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$46,310	$37,670	280
21	Bellingham, Washington	$46,170	$37,700	470
22	Corvallis, Oregon	$46,120	$37,460	320
23	Bend, Oregon	$46,050	$38,410	720
24	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$45,650	$38,410	660
25	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$45,530	$38,330	5,300
26	Salem, Oregon	$45,430	$38,330	1,000
27	Boulder, Colorado	$45,270	$38,220	830
28	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$45,220	$35,360	530
29	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$45,090	$35,530	750
30	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$45,080	$37,600	460
31	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$45,070	$37,190	560
32	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$44,950	$35,240	160
33	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$44,840	$35,620	520
34	Spokane, Washington	$44,790	$37,340	1,530
35	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$44,680	$34,500	12,220
36	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$44,650	$36,510	690
37	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$44,620	$37,020	900
38	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$44,570	$32,270	410
39	Stockton, California	$44,500	$34,390	1,590
40	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$44,480	$37,390	180
41	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$44,420	$36,510	41,120
42	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$44,400	$37,510	330
43	Madison, Wisconsin	$44,360	$36,770	1,730
44	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$44,200	$37,560	3,550
45	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$44,140	$37,740	500
46	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$43,970	$38,130	660
47	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$43,890	$36,690	8,810
48	Worcester, Massachusetts	$43,830	$35,080	1,110
49	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$43,750	$37,750	1,190
50	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$43,560	$35,830	460
51	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$43,530	$35,960	2,770
52	Duluth, Wisconsin	$43,470	$37,130	620
53	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$43,360	$35,620	1,150
54	Medford, Oregon	$43,240	$37,800	800
55	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$43,180	$36,030	1,700
56	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$43,010	$33,780	80
57	Great Falls, Montana	$43,000	$36,970	150
58	Missoula, Montana	$42,960	$35,770	340
59	Manchester, New Hampshire	$42,930	$36,750	540
60	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$42,890	$36,430	300
61	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$42,880	$37,320	2,320
62	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$42,770	$32,520	110
63	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$42,770	$35,910	1,090
64	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$42,720	$36,100	340
65	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$42,640	$35,810	480
66	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$42,580	$33,600	4,000
67	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$42,570	$35,930	1,180
68	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$42,560	$34,390	210
69	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$42,520	$33,620	6,010
70	Salinas, California	$42,440	$36,270	1,010
71	Yuba City, California	$42,390	$35,170	370
72	Grants Pass, Oregon	$42,360	$36,270	260
73	New Haven, Connecticut	$42,160	$35,490	1,780
74	Albany, Oregon	$42,120	$37,360	210
75	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$41,970	$31,940	16,820
76	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$41,960	$37,660	550
77	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$41,940	$36,490	880
78	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$41,900	$35,870	210
79	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$41,860	$35,290	410
80	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$41,660	$32,590	360
81	St Cloud, Minnesota	$41,590	$32,350	280
82	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$41,570	$32,570	710
83	Chico, California	$41,550	$34,440	520
84	Springfield, Massachusetts	$41,480	$35,970	1,870
85	Greeley, Colorado	$41,340	$36,260	300
86	Iowa City, Iowa	$41,320	$37,450	530
87	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$41,270	$35,010	990
88	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$41,270	$36,610	370
89	Redding, California	$41,260	$34,460	750
90	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$41,160	$36,130	720
91	Danbury, Connecticut	$41,130	$37,440	560
92	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$41,010	$35,910	180
93	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$40,890	$34,030	380
94	Bangor, Maine	$40,870	$32,340	660
95	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$40,830	$31,230	280
96	Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$40,790	$34,170	190
97	Walla Walla, Washington	$40,750	$37,880	70
98	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$40,670	$35,200	230
99	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$40,670	$32,750	470
100	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$40,640	$35,520	280

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for medical assistants.