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Medical Assistants
National median $45,690 / yr · 817,870 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$45,690
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
WA
Score 73 · Washington
Top-paying metro
Vallejo
$77,410 median
Top WageBench Score
76
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Top 10 destinations
Same job. Wildly different outcomes by metro. Click any column to re-sort.
| Rank | Area | Annual Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $61,500 | $61,500 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 76 |
| #2 | Washington | $59,290 | $59,290 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 73 |
| #3 | North Dakota | $45,980 | $45,060 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 72 |
| #4 | Wisconsin | $48,680 | $46,100 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 70 |
| #5 | Nebraska | $47,370 | $45,096 | 4.8% | 90 | ✓ | 70 |
| #6 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $61,940 | $58,224 | 6.0% | — | — | 70 |
| #7 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $49,700 | $47,513 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 70 |
| #8 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $46,160 | $44,198 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 70 |
| #9 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $46,790 | $44,451 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 70 |
| #10 | North Carolina | $45,140 | $43,222 | 4.3% | 94 | ✓ | 70 |
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
P10
$36,050
P25
$38,470
MEDIAN
$45,690
P75
$49,180
P90
$59,310
Hourly mean
$22
Hourly median
$22
Annual mean
$46,120
Total US jobs
817,870
Every state & metro, ranked
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $61,500 | $61,500 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 76 |
| Washington | WA | $59,290 | $59,290 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 21 | 73 |
| North Dakota | ND | $45,980 | $45,060 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 23 | 72 |
| Wisconsin | WI | $48,680 | $46,100 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 21 | 70 |
| Nebraska | NE | $47,370 | $45,096 | 4.8% | 90 | ✓ | 20 | 70 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | CA | $61,940 | $58,224 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 70 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | CO | $49,700 | $47,513 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 22 | 70 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $46,160 | $44,198 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $46,790 | $44,451 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| North Carolina | NC | $45,140 | $43,222 | 4.3% | 94 | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | TX | $45,820 | $45,820 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 70 |
| Iowa | IA | $45,480 | $43,752 | 3.8% | 88 | ✓ | 21 | 70 |
| South Dakota | SD | $41,870 | $41,870 | 0.0% | 89 | ✓ | 22 | 70 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $46,520 | $44,543 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | TN | $44,620 | $44,620 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | WI | $49,590 | $46,962 | 5.3% | — | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
| Colorado | CO | $48,400 | $46,270 | 4.4% | 103 | ✓ | 22 | 69 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | FL | $44,930 | $44,930 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Montana | MT | $46,820 | $44,385 | 5.2% | 95 | ✓ | 22 | 69 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | IN | $46,900 | $45,470 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | MO | $45,300 | $43,262 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | CA | $61,970 | $58,252 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 69 |
| Ohio | OH | $42,810 | $41,526 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Indiana | IN | $45,110 | $43,734 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | MO | $44,710 | $42,698 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
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