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Medical Administrative Assistant salary and cost of hiring in the US

A medical administrative assistant handles a clinic's front and back office: scheduling, insurance checks, referrals, patient messages and records.

$45,930US median wage
$65,614employer cost with benefits
961,610medical administrative assistants employed
Washingtonhighest-paying state

BLS occupation 43-6013[1]; benefits share[2]. Checked 2026-10-16.

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US salary range

Range10thMedian90th
United States$35,930$45,930$60,530
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

Salary by state

Linked states have a detailed page with metro areas.
StateMedian90th percentileJobs
Washington
$58,100
$73,48010,960
California
$54,490
$76,020115,050
Massachusetts
$50,290
$63,03022,210
Oregon
$50,130
$63,34016,840
Minnesota
$50,030
$61,49016,860
Hawaii
$49,920
$59,3602,160
District of Columbia
$49,180
$59,8101,930
New Jersey
$48,660
$62,40020,980
Connecticut
$48,500
$62,5806,480
New Hampshire
$48,410
$59,6003,680
Wisconsin
$48,380
$58,1907,760
Vermont
$48,200
$60,0102,390
Alaska
$47,870
$60,4102,520
Maryland
$47,850
$61,75017,290
New York
$47,710
$61,16057,720
Maine
$46,990
$58,1604,610
Nevada
$46,990
$58,3607,030
Colorado
$46,920
$57,99011,560
Rhode Island
$46,860
$61,3302,350
Illinois
$46,670
$58,32027,560
Virginia
$46,180
$58,35027,600
Nebraska
$46,100
$57,2004,110
Arizona
$45,820
$60,11018,090
South Dakota
$45,810
$53,12080
North Dakota
$45,390
$58,1401,120
Pennsylvania
$44,930
$58,17027,600
Idaho
$44,920
$57,8705,120
Delaware
$44,500
$57,9804,510
Wyoming
$44,430
$59,4401,110
Utah
$44,330
$57,0805,260
Ohio
$44,280
$56,83029,110
New Mexico
$44,230
$57,7904,590
North Carolina
$44,190
$55,29056,840
Indiana
$44,060
$56,61021,180
Missouri
$43,980
$55,73012,260
Montana
$43,740
$51,6904,410
Georgia (US state)
$43,160
$58,29039,380
Kansas
$43,020
$53,9106,470
Texas
$42,910
$56,57078,740
Florida
$41,730
$56,03096,000
Michigan
$41,100
$50,84027,960
Iowa
$40,980
$50,13010,560
South Carolina
$40,170
$56,89015,630
Tennessee
$39,940
$57,67041,810
Kentucky
$38,750
$49,77026,430
West Virginia
$38,430
$50,6901,550
Oklahoma
$38,330
$48,6908,430
Arkansas
$37,000
$47,9602,190
Alabama
$36,930
$50,90016,580
Louisiana
$36,930
$49,0502,970
Mississippi
$36,290
$49,410n/a

Top-paying metro areas

Areas with at least 500 people in the job.

Metro areaMedianJobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$69,350
6,340
Napa, CA
$61,830
510
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$61,330
13,660
Vallejo, CA
$61,220
990
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
$60,350
6,420
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$60,240
1,190
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$57,730
7,710
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$54,740
840
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$54,560
8,290
Barnstable Town, MA
$51,940
560

What the job involves

  • Schedule and confirm patient appointments
  • Verify insurance and prior authorisations
  • Process referrals and medical records requests
  • Answer patient messages in the portal
  • Prepare claims data for billing

Tools

  • EHR systems such as athenahealth, eClinicalWorks or Epic
  • payer portals
  • RingCentral
  • Google Workspace

How to test candidates

Remote work

US clinics require HIPAA-compliant setups (business associate agreement, secure devices); plan this before hiring abroad.

Local or remote

We place executive assistants, customer support and e-commerce staff today; for medical administrative assistants we answer within one business day whether we can help. Enter the monthly pay you have in mind to compare it with a local hire. The fee field shows our standard fee[3]; Deel's contractor plan is the default payroll tool[4].

$65,614local hire, first year incl. benefits
-remote hire, first year incl. fee
-difference in year one
-of the local cost saved

Questions

What is the average medical administrative assistant salary in the US?

The BLS median was $45,930 a year in May 2025 and the mean $46,800.

Which state pays medical administrative assistants the most?

Washington, with a median of $58,100 a year.

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Sources

  1. BLS OEWS May 2025, 43-6013: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes436013.htm
  2. BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
  3. Silkstaff pricing: https://silkstaff.com/#pricing
  4. Deel pricing, contractor management: https://www.deel.com/pricing/

How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Data checked 2026-10-16.