Here is the average annual medical assistant salary for each of the 50 states in the continental U.S., from highest to lowest, as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Employment & Wages database.
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|
State |
Salary |
| District of Columbia |
$37,790
|
| Alaska |
$36,400
|
| Massachusetts |
$34,490
|
| Connecticut |
$34,200
|
| Washington |
$33,190
|
| Minnesota |
$32,870
|
| New Jersey |
$32,760
|
| Nevada |
$32,730
|
| Colorado |
$32,550
|
| Hawaii |
$32,180
|
| Vermont |
$32,140
|
| Oregon |
$32,070
|
| Rhode Island |
$31,960
|
| New York |
$31,640
|
| Maryland |
$31,570
|
| California |
$30,980
|
| New Hampshire |
$30,570
|
| Delaware |
$30,550
|
| Illinois |
$30,340
|
| Wisconsin |
$30,310
|
| Arizona |
$30,070
|
| Virginia |
$29,830
|
| Maine |
$29,480
|
| Iowa |
$29,050
|
| Idaho |
$28,910
|
| Florida |
$28,780
|
| Pennsylvania |
$28,670
|
| Michigan |
$28,460
|
| South Carolina |
$28,410
|
| North Carolina |
$28,340
|
| Montana |
$28,240
|
| Georgia |
$28,180
|
| Nebraska |
$28,160
|
| Indiana |
$27,380
|
| Ohio |
$27,370
|
| Tennessee |
$27,120
|
| Texas |
$27,020
|
| Utah |
$26,940
|
| Wyoming |
$26,810
|
| New Mexico |
$26,590
|
| Kansas |
$26,580
|
| Kentucky |
$25,080
|
| North Dakota |
$26,580
|
| Missouri |
$26,560
|
| Kentucky |
$26,470
|
| Arkansas |
$26,100
|
| Oklahoma |
$25,950
|
| Louisiana |
$25,490
|
| Mississippi |
$25,310
|
| South Dakota |
$25,190
|
| West Virginia |
$22,510
|
Figures courtesy of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Employment & Wages database.
