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Medical Administrative Assistant salary and cost of hiring in Texas

The median medical administrative assistant in Texas earned $42,910 a year in May 2025[1], 6.6% below the US median of $45,930. That puts Texas at #39 of 51 states for this job.

$42,910median annual wage
$61,300employer cost with benefits
$20.63median per hour
78,740people in this job in Texas

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

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Texas$33,090$42,910$56,570
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 Texas earns $37,170–$47,850; the top tenth earns $56,570 or more, 1.7 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 Texas median that makes about $61,300 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$61,300local 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 Texas

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$46,510
$50,4506,000
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$45,630
$49,65021,700
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
$44,760
$49,7901,640
Midland, TX
$44,250
$46,290360
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$44,210
$47,03020,220
Abilene, TX
$43,790
$49,790940
San Angelo, TX
$42,560
$46,790460
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$42,560
$46,4307,350
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
$42,560
$49,420980
College Station-Bryan, TX
$40,910
$46,570500
Odessa, TX
$40,220
$47,460280
Sherman-Denison, TX
$40,160
$45,950380
Corpus Christi, TX
$39,560
$46,2601,300
Lubbock, TX
$39,560
$45,1801,390
Amarillo, TX
$38,810
$45,290620
Wichita Falls, TX
$38,660
$46,210360
Killeen-Temple, TX
$38,630
$46,190880
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
$38,550
$46,460570
Waco, TX
$38,190
$45,330560
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$38,090
$45,350650
Victoria, TX
$37,920
$44,180220
Tyler, TX
$37,880
$44,740790
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,600
$46,2901,070
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,430
$44,820180
Laredo, TX
$37,190
$42,790540
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$37,030
$42,5601,050
Longview, TX
$36,970
$44,190610
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
$36,960
$44,900500
El Paso, TX
$36,790
$44,1601,860
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$36,370
$38,5602,230
Eagle Pass, TX
$35,750
$45,73070
Texarkana, TX-AR
$35,340
$41,390310

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX pays the most ($46,510) and Texarkana, TX-AR the least ($35,340): $11,170 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 Texas
Georgia (US state)
$43,160
+0.6%
Kansas
$43,020
+0.3%
Texas
$42,910
+0.0%
Florida
$41,730
-2.7%
Michigan
$41,100
-4.2%

Questions

How much does a medical administrative assistant earn in Texas?

The median was $42,910 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $37,170 to $47,850.

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

About $61,300 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Texas do medical administrative assistants earn the most?

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, with a median of $46,510 a year.

Other roles in Texas

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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.