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Medical Administrative Assistant salary and cost of hiring in Virginia

The median medical administrative assistant in Virginia earned $46,180 a year in May 2025[1], 0.5% above the US median of $45,930. That puts Virginia at #21 of 51 states for this job.

$46,180median annual wage
$65,971employer cost with benefits
$22.20median per hour
27,600people in this job in Virginia

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

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Virginia$37,180$46,180$58,350
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 Virginia earns $39,500–$48,720; the top tenth earns $58,350 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 Virginia median that makes about $65,971 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$65,971local 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 Virginia

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$46,130
$48,090240
Charlottesville, VA
$45,460
$49,340830
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$45,250
$46,880610
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$44,710
$47,950180
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
$44,410
$47,340270
Richmond, VA
$44,310
$46,8604,140
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
$44,080
$46,4504,970
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$43,630
$47,130660
Harrisonburg, VA
$43,580
$46,950260
Lynchburg, VA
$43,030
$45,880700
Winchester, VA-WV
$42,710
$46,690410
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
$39,820
$46,420310
Roanoke, VA
$37,270
$44,9601,580

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area pays the most ($46,130) and Roanoke, VA the least ($37,270): $8,860 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 Virginia
Rhode Island
$46,860
+1.5%
Illinois
$46,670
+1.1%
Virginia
$46,180
+0.0%
Nebraska
$46,100
-0.2%
Arizona
$45,820
-0.8%

Questions

How much does a medical administrative assistant earn in Virginia?

The median was $46,180 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $39,500 to $48,720.

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

About $65,971 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Virginia do medical administrative assistants earn the most?

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, with a median of $46,130 a year.

Other roles in Virginia

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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.