Medical Administrative Assistant salary in Las Vegas-Henderson, NV

Pay in Las Vegas-Henderson against Nevada and the US

The middle half of medical administrative assistants in Las Vegas-Henderson earns $39,490–$48,880. The top tenth earns $57,290 or more, 1.6 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 1.7 times. The mean ($45,940) is no higher than the median, so few high earners skew the figures here. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $9,390 wide, between the figure for Nevada ($9,110) and the US figure ($12,010).

What to budget for a medical administrative assistant here

Local pay is bunched just above the median: the 75th percentile is only $2,130 over it, while the 25th sits $7,260 below. Moving an offer from the median to the 75th percentile costs about $2,748 more a year with benefits. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $45,930 falls between the 25th percentile and the median in Las Vegas-Henderson, and the Nevada statewide median of $46,990 falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What a hire really costs in Las Vegas-Henderson

At the $46,750 median, a local hire costs about $60,323 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $13,573 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Las Vegas-Henderson

Of the 17 roles we track in Las Vegas-Henderson, this one ranks #12 by median pay, between HR assistants ($47,900) and administrative assistants ($46,040). Project Coordinator is the highest at $99,940.

Measured against the US median, medical administrative assistants rank #2 of the 17 roles we track in Las Vegas-Henderson (+1.8%), between paralegals (+6.1%) and data entry specialists (+0.6%). The typical role here is at -3.9%, so, measured against the US, medical administrative assistants cost more in Las Vegas-Henderson than the area's general pay level would suggest. Medical administrative assistants hold 5.1% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Las Vegas-Henderson, 4.8% across Nevada and 6.1% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Nevada

Across the 4 areas of Nevada with data for this job, the median runs from $46,750 in Las Vegas-Henderson to $50,860 in Carson City, a gap of $4,110 a year. No other area in Nevada has as many medical administrative assistants, and none of the others pays less.

Las Vegas-Henderson against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Las Vegas-Henderson is #41 of 514 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside Nevada, Wenatchee-East Wenatchee and St. Cloud pay just above Las Vegas-Henderson and Ann Arbor and Bismarck just below. All four are within $90 a year of the median in Las Vegas-Henderson. Of the three markets with about as many medical administrative assistants, one pays more.

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