This question is about medical assistant jobs.
Can a medical assistant make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
No, you cannot make $100,000 per year as a medical assistant. It is highly unlikely to earn over $100k because the average annual salary for a medical assistant is $34,553. Even medical assistants in higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $43,000 per year.
What Are The Highest Paying States For Medical Assistants?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile medical assistant earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| Vermont | $56,000 |
| Washington | $54,000 |
| Oregon | $52,000 |
| Alaska | $49,000 |
| California | $49,000 |
| District of Columbia | $49,000 |
| Massachusetts | $48,000 |
| Maine | $47,000 |
| Minnesota | $46,000 |
| Connecticut | $46,000 |
| Rhode Island | $46,000 |
| New York | $45,000 |
| Hawaii | $45,000 |
| New Hampshire | $44,000 |
| Wisconsin | $44,000 |
| Illinois | $43,000 |
| New Jersey | $43,000 |
| Michigan | $42,000 |
| North Dakota | $42,000 |
| Arizona | $42,000 |
| Maryland | $42,000 |
| Delaware | $42,000 |
| Nevada | $41,000 |
| Indiana | $40,000 |
| Idaho | $40,000 |
| Iowa | $40,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $40,000 |
| Ohio | $40,000 |
| North Carolina | $40,000 |
| Colorado | $40,000 |
| Virginia | $40,000 |
| Utah | $39,000 |
| Florida | $39,000 |
| Kentucky | $38,000 |
| Montana | $38,000 |
| Wyoming | $38,000 |
| Texas | $38,000 |
| Nebraska | $37,000 |
| Missouri | $37,000 |
| Georgia | $37,000 |
| New Mexico | $37,000 |
| Kansas | $36,000 |
| South Dakota | $36,000 |
| Arkansas | $35,000 |
| Tennessee | $35,000 |
| Louisiana | $35,000 |
| South Carolina | $35,000 |
| Mississippi | $35,000 |
| West Virginia | $33,000 |
| Oklahoma | $33,000 |
| Alabama | $32,000 |
