The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $49,110, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for medical assistants. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $48,810). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $49,110 |
$40,140 | 1,910 |
| 2 | Washington | $48,810 |
$39,120 | 18,300 |
| 3 | Minnesota | $47,680 |
$37,380 | 12,120 |
| 4 | Alaska | $47,350 |
$38,580 | 1,920 |
| 5 | Oregon | $46,050 |
$37,370 | 10,940 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $45,690 |
$36,510 | 13,630 |
| 7 | California | $44,650 |
$35,370 | 111,470 |
| 8 | New York | $43,830 |
$35,360 | 35,720 |
| 9 | Hawaii | $43,750 |
$35,960 | 3,630 |
| 10 | Colorado | $43,240 |
$36,190 | 11,520 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $43,060 |
$37,040 | 9,760 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $42,620 |
$35,650 | 2,720 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | $42,190 |
$34,290 | 12,860 |
| 14 | Vermont | $41,160 |
$36,130 | 1,280 |
| 15 | Maine | $40,750 |
$35,190 | 4,150 |
| 16 | New Jersey | $40,380 |
$32,780 | 19,630 |
| 17 | Montana | $40,130 |
$32,220 | 1,920 |
| 18 | Maryland | $39,900 |
$31,750 | 13,420 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $39,490 |
$32,780 | 3,130 |
| 20 | Iowa | $39,360 |
$31,820 | 4,870 |
| 21 | Illinois | $39,020 |
$31,540 | 21,610 |
| 22 | Arizona | $38,930 |
$33,080 | 19,480 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $38,840 |
$26,920 | 470 |
| 24 | Indiana | $38,770 |
$31,130 | 20,020 |
| 25 | Idaho | $38,450 |
$32,170 | 4,100 |
| 26 | Virgin Islands | $37,950 |
$31,470 | 140 |
| 27 | Delaware | $37,890 |
$29,900 | 2,830 |
| 28 | Nebraska | $37,740 |
$30,750 | 2,470 |
| 29 | North Carolina | $37,660 |
$30,680 | 20,620 |
| 30 | Utah | $37,530 |
$29,890 | 9,220 |
| 31 | Virginia | $37,500 |
$30,280 | 15,230 |
| 32 | Nevada | $37,290 |
$31,240 | 7,570 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $37,230 |
$30,870 | 23,460 |
| 34 | Wyoming | $37,090 |
$29,700 | 950 |
| 35 | Florida | $36,930 |
$30,570 | 58,530 |
| 36 | Ohio | $36,900 |
$29,910 | 21,900 |
| 37 | Texas | $36,830 |
$28,320 | 66,550 |
| 38 | Michigan | $36,790 |
$29,570 | 24,710 |
| 39 | Kansas | $36,550 |
$28,810 | 4,700 |
| 40 | Georgia | $36,480 |
$28,790 | 25,500 |
| 41 | Missouri | $36,320 |
$29,670 | 12,810 |
| 42 | New Mexico | $36,220 |
$29,760 | 7,230 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $35,940 |
$29,140 | 18,870 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $35,800 |
$27,950 | 11,350 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $35,450 |
$28,010 | 12,690 |
| 46 | South Dakota | $35,230 |
$28,650 | 990 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $34,320 |
$28,810 | 9,140 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $32,970 |
$28,380 | 4,250 |
| 49 | Alabama | $31,800 |
$25,310 | 12,490 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $31,150 |
$22,580 | 10,480 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $30,930 |
$23,480 | 3,610 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $30,850 |
$26,860 | 3,740 |
| 53 | Guam | $27,910 |
$22,150 | 260 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $21,620 |
$18,580 | 750 |