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Medical Administrative Assistant salary and cost of hiring in Connecticut

The median medical administrative assistant in Connecticut earned $48,500 a year in May 2025[1], 5.6% above the US median of $45,930. That puts Connecticut at #9 of 51 states for this job.

$4,042median pay per month in Connecticut
$5,774employer cost per month with benefits
$23.32median pay per hour
6,480people in this job in Connecticut

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

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Connecticut$40,380$48,500$62,580
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 Connecticut earns $46,380–$57,760; the top tenth earns $62,580 or more, 1.5 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 Connecticut median that makes about $69,286 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$69,286local 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 Connecticut

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
$51,610
$60,130490
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
$50,090
$58,8401,570
New Haven, CT
$48,790
$58,0401,100
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
$47,870
$57,680260
Waterbury-Shelton, CT
$47,510
$51,410490
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
$47,470
$57,1802,520

Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT pays the most ($51,610) and Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT the least ($47,470): $4,140 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 Connecticut
District of Columbia
$49,180
+1.4%
New Jersey
$48,660
+0.3%
Connecticut
$48,500
+0.0%
New Hampshire
$48,410
-0.2%
Wisconsin
$48,380
-0.2%

Questions

How much does a medical administrative assistant earn in Connecticut?

The median was $48,500 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $46,380 to $57,760.

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

About $69,286 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Connecticut do medical administrative assistants earn the most?

Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, with a median of $51,610 a year.

Other roles in Connecticut

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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.