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Medical Administrative Assistant salary and cost of hiring in Arizona

The median medical administrative assistant in Arizona earned $45,820 a year in May 2025[1], 0.2% below the US median of $45,930. That puts Arizona at #23 of 51 states for this job.

$3,818median pay per month in Arizona
$5,455employer cost per month with benefits
$22.03median pay per hour
18,090people in this job in Arizona

BLS occupation 43-6013. Data from the May 2025 release, checked 2026-10-15.

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Arizona$33,860$45,820$60,110
United States$35,930$45,930$60,530
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of medical administrative assistants in Arizona earns $39,090–$51,260; the top tenth earns $60,110 or more, 1.8 times the bottom tenth.

What a hire really costs

Benefits and payroll taxes are 30.0% of total compensation in US private industry[2]. At the Arizona median that makes about $65,457 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$65,457local hire, first year incl. benefits
-remote hire, first year incl. fee
-difference in year one
-of the local cost saved

Pay by metro area in Arizona

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Flagstaff, AZ
$47,110
$47,590240
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
$46,600
$51,44013,570
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
$46,390
$48,400370
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
$44,260
$46,520510
Yuma, AZ
$43,940
$46,760240
Tucson, AZ
$41,610
$46,5602,050
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ
$40,900
$47,280650
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
$38,160
$40,040160

Flagstaff, AZ pays the most ($47,110) and Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ the least ($38,160): $8,950 a year apart for the same job.

What a medical administrative assistant does

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

Neighbours in the ranking

StateMedianvs Arizona
Virginia
$46,180
+0.8%
Nebraska
$46,100
+0.6%
Arizona
$45,820
+0.0%
South Dakota
$45,810
-0.0%
North Dakota
$45,390
-0.9%

Questions

How much does a medical administrative assistant earn in Arizona?

The median was $45,820 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $39,090 to $51,260.

What does it cost to employ a medical administrative assistant in Arizona?

About $65,457 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Arizona do medical administrative assistants earn the most?

Flagstaff, AZ, with a median of $47,110 a year.

Other roles in Arizona

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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. Last updated 2026-11-05.