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Medical Administrative Assistant salary and cost of hiring in New York

The median medical administrative assistant in New York earned $47,710 a year in May 2025[1], 3.9% above the US median of $45,930. That puts New York at #15 of 51 states for this job.

$47,710median annual wage
$68,157employer cost with benefits
$22.94median per hour
57,720people in this job in New York

BLS occupation 43-6013. Data from the May 2025 release, checked 2026-10-16.

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
New York$38,430$47,710$61,160
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 New York earns $44,160–$56,310; the top tenth earns $61,160 or more, 1.6 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 New York median that makes about $68,157 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$68,157local 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 New York

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$49,230
$58,45052,640
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$45,960
$49,2803,110
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$45,840
$49,0902,040
Glens Falls, NY
$45,720
$48,430390
Kingston, NY
$45,280
$48,660290
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$45,140
$47,6202,240
Syracuse, NY
$44,870
$47,4601,870
Rochester, NY
$44,380
$46,7704,510
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$44,180
$48,170880
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$43,700
$47,530930
Utica-Rome, NY
$43,570
$47,160690
Binghamton, NY
$43,290
$46,190620
Elmira, NY
$41,000
$46,510220
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$40,190
$46,100750
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$38,140
$45,490260

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ pays the most ($49,230) and Watertown-Fort Drum, NY the least ($38,140): $11,090 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 New York
Alaska
$47,870
+0.3%
Maryland
$47,850
+0.3%
New York
$47,710
+0.0%
Maine
$46,990
-1.5%
Nevada
$46,990
-1.5%

Questions

How much does a medical administrative assistant earn in New York?

The median was $47,710 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $44,160 to $56,310.

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

About $68,157 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in New York do medical administrative assistants earn the most?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, with a median of $49,230 a year.

Other roles in New York

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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.